DISTRICT INITIATED LEAVE. In the event the District has reason to question a teacher’s physical, emotional, or mental ability to carry out some or all responsibilities of the assigned teaching position, the District reserves the right to require a teacher, by written notice, to be examined by a doctor acceptable to the District, at the District’s expense. The District may place the teacher on leave status pending receipt of the doctor’s report. If placed on leave status, the teacher shall have a right to a hearing in accordance with the Michigan Tenure Act (see Article V, Michigan Teacher’s Tenure Act), or to grieve and arbitrate the District’s actions in accordance with the grievance provisions (see Article 8 of the Master Agreement). There shall be no interruption in pay while in this status and the teacher’s accumulated sick leave shall be reduced only by the number of days the doctor’s report certifies as days on which the teacher was too ill to perform regular services.
DISTRICT INITIATED LEAVE. In the event the District has a reasonable belief that an employee’s present ability to perform essential job functions is or will be impaired by a medical condition or that s/he will pose a direct threat due to a medical condition, the District reserves the right to require such employee, by written notice, to be examined by a health care provider acceptable to the District, at the District’s expense. Such employee shall have the right to obtain a second opinion and be examined by a doctor of their choice.
DISTRICT INITIATED LEAVE. In the event the District has reason to question a teacher’s physical, emotional, or mental ability to carry out some or all responsibilities of the assigned teaching position, the District reserves the right to require a teacher, by written notice, to be examined by a doctor acceptable to the District, at the District’s expense. The District may place the teacher on leave status pending receipt of the doctor’s report. If placed on leave status, the teacher shall have a right to a hearing in accordance with the Michigan Tenure Act (see Article V, Michigan Teacher’s Tenure Act), or to grieve and arbitrate the District’s actions in accordance with the grievance provisions (see Article 8 of the Master Agreement). There shall be no interruption in pay while in this status and the teacher’s accumulated sick leave shall be reduced only by the number of days the doctor’s report certifies as days on which the teacher was too ill to perform regular services. If the doctor’s report establishes that the teacher cannot continue in the assigned position, the administration may reassign under the following procedure or may place the teacher on sick leave. The Superintendent may assign the teacher to suitable available work within the limits of the doctor’s report. The teacher shall be required to accept the assignment. If a teacher subject to restrictions of a doctor’s report requests to be assigned work within the limits of the doctor’s report, the Superintendent shall be required to provide suitable available work for at least the equivalent of fifteen (15) days of work for the teacher.
