Funeral and Illness Leave Sample Clauses

Funeral and Illness Leave. In the event of a death of a spouse, common-law spouse, life-partner, or (step) child, an employee shall be granted a leave of absence of five (5) school days. In the event of a death of a father, mother, brother, sister, grandparent, mother or father-in-law, sister or brother-in-law, a teacher will be granted a maximum of four (4) school days. In the event of a serious illness of an immediate family member listed above, a teacher may be granted a leave of absence to a maximum of four (4) school days if, in the opinion of the supervising principal, such a relationship exists. These days of absence will be with pay, but not accumulative.