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Inside the Push to Include Miscarriages and Stillbirths in Teachers' Leave Policies

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Petal Robertson | NJEA Secretary Treasurer

Petal Robertson | NJEA Secretary Treasurer

NJEA members like Jackie Mancinelli, founder of Start Healing Together, are changing the way the schools and our unions think about and support their members through pregnancy loss and infertility. 

“This is an equity issue—it’s a necessity for our families, our mothers, and even our fathers,” Robertson said. “We’re in a system where the expectation of the educator is always to sacrifice themselves and to bounce back from whatever the tragedy might be, and with this work, we’re asking that educators put themselves first and put their needs first.” - Petal Robertson NJEA Secretary Treasurer 

Original source can be found here.

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