Employment Upon Return From Leave. When the leave of absence has expired, the superintendent of schools is obligated to assign the person to a position in this school system for which such person is eligible. 305 ASSAULT LEAVE Any member who must be absent from his or her duties due to injury resulting from an assault while teaching or in school-related activities, on or off school premises before, during, or after school hours, will be paid his or her full scheduled contractual compensation for the period of one hundred eighty-five (185) days. Assault shall be defined as injury or serious threat of injury inflicted upon an employee with or without a weapon. A maximum of five (5) days only may be used for serious threat of injury. Before assault leave pay will be granted, the member shall furnish to the superintendent, a written, signed statement describing the circumstances and events surrounding the assault, names and addresses of witnesses (if known), and a description of the injuries sustained. This information will be provided in addition to a police report on the incident. If medical attention is required or sought, the member shall also furnish to the superintendent a statement of the nature of the disability and its duration which has been signed by a physician. Assault leave shall not be charged against sick leave earned or earnable by the member granted under 3319.141 of ORC or leave granted under rules adopted by the Board of Education pursuant to Section 3319.08. 306 SABBATICAL LEAVE Members may apply to the Board, through the superintendent, for a leave of absence with part pay for professional improvement. The following conditions apply to the granting of sabbatical leave. Only one such leave may be granted for each five (5) years of service in the District. Five (5) continuous years of service is required prior to application. No more than five percent (5%) of the teaching staff may be granted sabbatical leave simultaneously. No leave will be granted to an individual for a second time if other members have filed a request for sabbatical leave. Sabbatical leave shall be for one (1) or two (2) semesters only. A plan for professional growth must accompany the request and evidence that the plan was followed must be presented following the absence. To be eligible for part payment of salary, the member must return to the employment of the Board for at least one (1) year, unless the member has twenty-five (25) years of teaching credit. The maximum part-time salary shall be the difference between the member’s expected salary and the pay for necessary substitutes. An early termination of this leave, if requested in writing by the member, shall be at the discretion of the superintendent. 307 JURY DUTY/COURT LEAVE A member of the bargaining unit who is summoned for jury duty or a court appearance shall be granted leave in accordance with this section for the specific day(s) summoned. The member’s compensation for said leave shall be with pay if the compensation received from the court for the services performed is remitted to the Board. 308 FAMILY LEAVE
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