School Leave

Parent involvement is an essential component of school success and positive student outcomes. Therefore, Cape Fear Community College will grant four (4) hours per year for school leave to any employee who is a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis of a school-aged child so that the employee may attend or otherwise be involved at that child’s school.

Any leave under this policy is subject to the following conditions:

• The school leave shall be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time between Supervisor and employee.
• The employee will be required to provide the supervisor with a written request for leave, preferably one (1) week prior and at least 48 hours in advance of the desired leave time.
• The employee will be required to provide the supervisor with a written verification from the child’s school that they attended and were involved at that school during the time of the leave. For the purpose of this policy, “school” means any (I) public school, (ii) private church school, church of religious charter, or nonpublic school described in Parts 1 and 2 of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes that regularly provides a course of grade school instruction, (iii) preschool, and (iv) child care facility as defined in G.S. 110-86(3). Cape Fear Community College will not discharge, demote, or otherwise take an adverse employment action against an employee who requests or takes leave under this policy.

Nothing in this policy shall require Cape Fear Community College to pay an employee for leave taken under this policy. Employees who are authorized to take school leave may apply vacation leave toward their school leave absence to the extent permitted by the College’s policy on vacation leave. Faculty members who are authorized to take school leave may apply personal leave toward their school leave absence to the extent permitted under the College’s policy.