XVII.D.3   Teaching Relief for Child Rearing for Ladder Faculty

A full-time member of the ladder faculty who bears a child or adopts a child under the age of six or whose spouse or civil union partner bears a child or adopts a child under the age of six will be relieved of teaching duties, without loss of salary or benefits, for the whole of an academic semester occurring within the first year after the birth or adoption, for the purpose of the child's care. Any other administrative and departmental responsibilities should be consistent with the purpose of the teaching relief. To qualify for this relief the faculty member must be a primary caregiver throughout the period of relief: caring for the child during normal working hours, while the other parent, if any, is employed at least half time. Should both parents be full-time members of the Yale ladder faculty they may choose to divide the relief, each being granted one semester of relief from one half of the teaching responsibilities. Alternatively, one parent could elect relief from one half of the teaching responsibilities for two semesters. Should one parent be a full-time member of the ladder faculty and the other a full-time member of the research or non-ladder teaching faculty with a multi-year appointment, they may choose to divide the leave or relief from teaching as applicable to their respective appointments. Fully-paid teaching relief is available only once for each birth event or adoption. Teaching relief for child rearing is not considered a leave of absence. See D.7 , below for policies regarding the effect of the teaching relief on terms of appointment and time in rank, and see Section XXI.E below for policies regarding short-term medical disability.