Teachers Share How Much Paid Parental Leave They Receive
Teachers share how much paid parental leave they get
The issue of parental and family leave has been in the headlines in recent weeks as President Biden pushes to create a national standard for paid family and medical leave. And a recent social media campaign for #showusyourleave highlighted the dire state of affairs for family vacations in the United States. Nine states and the District of Columbia require some level of paid parental leave, but federal law only guarantees new parents six weeks of unpaid leave. Not all workers qualify, and we were curious: what does Teacher what does parental leave look like? We conducted an informal survey on social media and the results are disturbing, to say the least. Of the more than 600 correspondents, 60 percent stated that they received no time off outside of sick or private days. 30 percent get between 6 and 12 weeks off, although most of it is unpaid. And the lucky few (almost all international) get more than 12 weeks off.
Here is a selection of parental leave for teachers in the various federal states.
Alabama
"We have to have sick days to get paid."
“12 weeks unpaid. I had disability insurance that I could use for 6 weeks.” – Florence
"Hahahaha."
Arizona
"Zero. I had to take all my sick/private days to stay on the payroll." - Tucson
"2 weeks." —Centennial Park
Arkansas
"Zero."
California
"Zero."
"No maternity leave. Only 5 sick days per school year.” -San Diego
"6 weeks." -Palm Springs
"I got 60% of my salary for 2 weeks and 55% of my salary for 8 weeks." -Los Angeles
"5 weeks off work." -San Diego
Colorado
"6 weeks for natural birth, 8 weeks for cesarean." - Thornton
Delaware
"12 weeks." - Dover
Florida
"None." —Ft. Lauderdale
"None" - Columbia County
"Zero paid vacation." -Jackson
Georgia
"None. You have to take sick leave." -Atlanta
"None." – Waynesboro
Hawaii
"40 days. 20 for family leave + 20 sick days." - Maui
Idaho
"4 weeks paid." - Twin cases
Illinois
"None." -Bloomington
"Zero days." - Plainfield
Indiana
"None for foster/adoptive parents." - Muncie
"6 weeks."
Iowa
"None." - Des Moines
"6 weeks." - Des Moines
Kentucky
"Zero. I think we have to use sick days all the time."
Louisiana
"None." – Baton Rouge
Maryland
"None. There is no such thing as paid parental leave." - County Montgomery
"2 weeks."
Massachusetts
"Zero. Is paid parental leave even an issue in the educational world?" -Boston
Michigan
"6 weeks paid vacation" -Auburn Hills
Minnesota
"None; just my paid sick leave."
"10 days."
Missouri
"Zero days outside normal sick time." —Springfield
"6 weeks." — St. Ludwig
"8 weeks." - Kansas City
Nebraska
"None." -Ansley
Nevada
"8 weeks CCSD." -Las Vegas
New Hampshire
"6 weeks for natural birth, 8 weeks for cesarean." - Hollis
New Jersey
"6 weeks of maternity leave and then 12 weeks of FMLA." - East Orange
new York
"8 weeks of my sick days (C-section)." - Galway
"8 weeks." — NYC
"12 weeks at 65% of salary." - Rochester
North Carolina
"Zero time. Any time you took was unpaid outside of your sick leave.” – Onslow County
North Dakota
"Zero days. We have to use up all our sick days and then unpaid for whatever else we take.”
Ohio
"None, we have to use our sick days."
"6 weeks paid and 6 weeks unpaid." —Parma
"Zero" - Cincinnati
Oregon
"Zero weeks."
"Zero. Had to be deployed short-term incapacitated."
Pennsylvania
"Whatever you have saved for sick/personal days." — Harrisburg
"None." -Philadelphia
"6 weeks." —Pittsburgh
South Carolina
"Zero hours." -Columbia
"Sick days only." - Myrtle Beach
South Dakota
"I get paid because I have enough sick days in the bank." -Sioux Falls
Texas
"None." - Colleyville
"Zero." - Houston
"Zero." -San Antonio
"What's that? We pay for our own disability and then get paid by it." - South-Central Texas
"6 weeks." -The body of Christ
Utah
"None." – Davis County
"I did not receive any. It was FMLA unpaid. It is still expected to plan and graduate without pay.”
Vermont
"I used my sick time otherwise it wouldn't be paid." - Sutton
Virginia
"We only get our sick and off days, then we have to go on FMLA." -Alexandria
Washington
"Zero." -Seattle
“12 weeks unpaid. No paid requirement from my state.” —Spokane
Wisconsin
"None" - West Allis
“12 weeks unpaid FMLA. It took a few sick days to cover some expenses.”
Wyoming
"15 days."
International
Our friends outside of the United States are usually given more time for maternity leave. We are not surprised.
"13 weeks." -Scotland
"16 weeks." -Spain
"16 weeks." - Tarragona, Catalonia
"26 weeks." -New Zealand
"10 months." -Finland
"50 weeks, almost 100% for the first half and 55% for the rest" - Quebec, Canada
"12 months." -Canada
"12 months." -Australia
"1 year." – Melbourne, Victoria
"18 months." -Ontario, Canada
"2 years." -Romania
We would also like to hear your opinion. Did you get maternity leave for teachers? Share in the comments below.
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