Illness/Injury-in-line-of-duty. Any member of the instructional staff shall be entitled to illness-in-line-of-duty leave when the member is to be absent from duties because of illness from any contagious or infectious disease contracted in the school or injury suffered while on duty. Illness/Injury -in-line-of-duty (Certification) Request for illness/injury -in-line-of duty resulting from contraction of contagious disease in school shall require a physician's statement, attached to the leave request from the principal, certifying that the teacher making the request was in contact with the disease within the incubation period. Illness/Injury -in-line-of-duty (Claims) Any member of the instructional staff who has any claim for compensation while absent because of illness contracted or injury incurred as prescribed herein shall file a claim in a manner prescribed in Florida Statutes 1012.61, by the end of each month during which such absence has occurred. The Board shall approve such claims and authorize the payment thereof provided that the Board shall satisfy itself that the claim correctly states the facts and that the claim is entitled to payment in accordance with the provisions of this action. Illness-in-line-of-duty (Duration of Leave and Compensation) Leave of any such member of the instructional staff shall be authorized for a total not to exceed ten (10) school days during any school year for illness contracted, or injury incurred from such causes as prescribed above. However, in the case of sickness or injury occurring under such circumstance as the opinion of the Board warrants it, additional emergency sick leave may be granted out of local funds for such term and under such conditions as the Board shall deem proper.
Illness/Injury-in-line-of-duty. Any member of the instructional staff shall be entitled to illness-in-line-of-duty leave when the member is to be absent from duties because of illness from any contagious or infectious disease contracted in the school or injury suffered while on duty. Illness/Injury -in-line-of-duty (Certification) Request for illness/injury -in-line-of duty resulting from contraction of contagious disease in school shall require a physician's statement, attached to the leave request from the principal, certifying that the teacher making the request was in contact with the disease within the incubation period.
