FILE:  GBRIH

JURY DUTY

The Concordia Parish School Board shall grant a leave of absence to any regularly employed person of the school system who has been called or subpoenaed to serve jury duty.  Such leave shall be granted for the period of time required to serve jury duty without loss of sick, emergency, or personal leave or any other benefit. Jury duty shall not be deemed to interrupt service accumulated toward sabbatical leave.

Anyone serving on jury duty shall receive his/her regular salary with no loss of compensation he/she receives as a juror.  Said employee shall be responsible for submitting verification of call or subpoena for jury duty. Any employee abusing said leave shall be subject to disciplinary action.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:1210

Concordia Parish School Board