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Dear Mr. McClelland:

You have requested an opinion from our office pertaining to the sabbatical leave of a part-time teacher. We address each issue as enumerated in you letter dated April 13, 1992.

Your first question as stated:

"Is the part-time teacher entitled to sabbatical leave for the 1992-1993 school year on a full time basis?"

LSA-R.S. 17:1170 states, in part, as follows:

"As used in this Sub-part, the words "teacher" or "teaching staff" shall include any person employed by a city or parish school board in the state of Louisiana who holds a valid teaching certificate issued by the…