Cops deserve 12 weeks of paid parental leave, just like teachers

Graduation recruits salute the flag during a Chicago Police Department graduation ceremony June 5. The Fraternal Order of Police wants officers to get paid 12-week parental leave, same as teachers. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Mothers bearing children should not be discriminated against because they wear a police uniform, and should have the same family benefits as all other city employees.

It is appalling that Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to deny the same 12-week paid parental leave to Chicago police officers that other city employees, including Chicago Public Schools teachers, now receive.