Absence for Death. 1. Five (5) days leave of absence with pay will be granted upon request when death occurs in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined to include spouse, children, brother or sister of the employee, parents, grandparents of employee or spouse, other family members for whom the employee is legally responsible and any other member of the immediate household.
2. One (1) day leave of absence with pay may be granted upon approval by the Superintendent, or his/her designee to attend the funeral of a close relative or a close friend.
3. Three (3) days leave of absence with pay will be granted upon request in the event of the death of a grandchild, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Absence for Death. For death in the member’s immediate family, three (3) days will be provided, and for death of any other relative, two (2) days will be provided, except that the Superintendent may increase the number of such days in the event circumstances justify authorization of additional days of absence with pay. When five (5) hours or more of travel time are required to attend funeral services for which absence is authorized, an additional paid day, without deduction from accumulated sick days, shall be granted.
Absence for Death. 14:7.1 Death leave shall be defined to mean the leave from a post of duty of a teacher due to the death of either a member of the immediate family or another close relative.
14:7.2 Amount of Leave at Full Salary
a. Immediate Family: up to seven (7) days leave per occurrence without loss of pay shall be granted when a teacher suffers the loss of a member of the immediate family. "Immediate family" shall include husband, wife, children, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, civil union partner and domestic partner as defined by the New Jersey School Employees’ Health Benefits Program.
b. Other close relatives: up to three (3) days leave per occurrence without loss of pay shall be granted when a teacher suffers the loss of an aunt, uncle, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother-in-law, grandfather-in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, anyone living in the same domicile at time of death.
c. Relative not a member of the immediate family or close friend: up to one (1) day of leave per occurrence without loss of pay shall be granted for a teacher to attend the funeral of a relative who is not a member of the immediate family or close friend.
14:7.3 Computing Days - In computing such leave, the following days will not be counted: legal holidays, weekends, or other days when teacher's attendance is not required.
14:7.4 Coordination of Leave - Whenever such leave is required, the principal or the teacher's immediate supervisor shall be notified so that suitable arrangements can be made for a replacement during the period of the leave.
14:7.5 Forms and Approval - Requests for such leave shall be submitted on the appropriate form. The Superintendent of Schools is granted discretionary authority to grant leaves of absence, with or without pay, within the framework of this policy.
14:7.6 Part-time teachers (as defined in Article 1) shall receive Death Leave prorated upon the relationship of part-time to full-time employment.
14:7.7 Unusual Circumstances - In unusual circumstances, the Superintendent is authorized to determine if the relationship with the deceased represents a closer relationship than could be covered by any policy, or rule, or to determine if a longer leave period is warranted because of special circumstances. In such instances, the Superintendent is authorized to take discretionary action.
Absence for Death. Five (5) days leave of absence with pay will be granted upon request when death occurs in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined to include spouse, children, brother or sister of the supervisor; parents, grandparents of supervisor or spouse; other family members for whom the supervisor is legally responsible; and any other member of the immediate family.
Absence for Death. 1. Five (5) days leave of absence with pay will be granted upon request when death occurs in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined to include spouse, children, brother or sister of the teacher, parent(s), grandparent(s) of teacher or spouse, grandchild, other family member(s) for whom the teacher is legally responsible, registered domestic partner and any other member of the immediate household.
2. One (1) day leave of absence with pay may be granted upon approval by the Superintendent, or his/her designee to attend the funeral of a close relative or a close friend.
3. Three (3) days leave of absence with pay will be granted upon request in the event of the death of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Absence for Death. 11:6.1 Death Leave shall be defined to mean the leave from a post of duty of an employee due to the death of either a member of the immediate family or other close relative.
11:6.2 Amount of leave at full salary:
a. Immediate Family: Up to seven (7) days leave per occurrence without loss of pay shall be granted when an employee suffers the loss of a member of the immediate family. “Immediate Family” shall include: Husband, Wife, Children, Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Mother-in-Law, Father-in-Law.
Absence for Death. One (1) day leave of absence with pay may be granted upon approval by the Superintendent, or his/her designee to attend the funeral of a close relative or a close friend.
Absence for Death
