Employee's Right to Work Done for the Employer
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Question
I worked as a kindergarten teacher for many years in a certain network, and now I have been dismissed. During my years of work, I created various works for the kindergarten. Can I take them for myself?
Answer
A kindergarten teacher, teacher, or principal who has been dismissed, the works they have done over the years belong to the employer, whether they were done with the employer's materials or with materials the employee obtained for free through their work. Therefore, the employee is not permitted to take them but may copy or photograph them, or take a copy made at the time of creation. If it is a marketable item, it is forbidden to copy it for trade.
Source
Choshen Mishpat, Siman 337