Common use of Illness/Injury Clause in Contracts

Illness/Injury. For absence of the employee due to personal illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees or school children, or for illness or injury of an immediate family member of the employee, or at the discretion of the superintendent, any other person living with the employee. a) Each employee shall furnish a written, signed statement on forms prescribed by the Board to justify the use of sick leave. Entering sick leave request on the AESOP system or similar absence notification system PRIOR to the scheduled absence will fulfill this requirement. b) When absence exceeds three consecutive days, the employee will be responsible for discussing the circumstances necessitating the absence with the building principal. The building principal may request a physician’s statement justifying the absence and/or providing a clearance for return.