Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is one of a small number of school districts in Ohio to provide paid family leave to its staff members. An agreement extending over three years between CPS and the Cincinnati Teachers Union has introduced this new policy, under which teachers can avail of 15 days of paid family leave. Additionally, teachers have the option to utilize an extra 45 days of their sick leaves, allowing for up to 12 weeks or 60 paid days off in total. CPS has yet to institute such a policy, according to Ryan Shearer, a CPS teacher and the union’s vice president of organizing. Julia Indalecio, CPS’s Senior Director of HR and Talent, portrays this as a significant departure from their preceding method. Paid family leaves are not common for teachers, she reported. Among Ohio’s 600 school districts, Indalecio could only find a few that provide a similar kind of leave. Nevertheless, Shearer sees this policy as a substantial improvement. The revised policy will come into effect with the new academic year and will last until the end of 2028.

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