Hello.  I am Meg Wright, La Leche League Leader in Westfield NY.  I have a
note in to Liz Baldwin but am not sure when she will get it, so I'm trying
to get all the help I can!

I received a call from a Mom who has been asked by her principal to stop
pumping in the faculty lounge.  Her baby is 3-4 months old and she has been
back to work for about one month.  Her prior arrangement with the principal
was to pump in her own classroom when it was available and the lounge when
it is not.  She has stuck to that agreement.  She double pumps with a
Lactina 2x/day.  She tells me she is discreet covering herself so that only
the bottles are "showing" as she holds onto them.  Another female teacher
"reported" her to the union which "told" the superintendant who decided she
must quit based on the offended teachers "comfort" level.  There's no outlet
in the bathroom and no where else suitable to pump.

I have found much on right to BF in public but not much about pumping
rights.  What have others found out about this?  Shouldn't her union support
her as much as the offended teacher?  I want her to have good info before
she approaches the other teacher or the principal or the union.  Of course I
have plenty to give her on benefits etc.  I need more about "legal issues."
Could the ACLU help her?

thanking everyone in advance.
---meg
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