South Carolina teachers denied paid leave after stillbirths

South Carolina teachers denied paid leave after stillbirths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - A controversy is unfolding in South Carolina’s public schools as some teachers have said they were denied paid, parental leave. Rep. Neal Collins (R - Pickens) said he has spoken to three teachers who said they were denied paid parental leave after having stillbirths, something Collins said is against the law. In 2023, state lawmakers passed a bill that gives public school employees who are the birthing parent six weeks o…