Common use of Leave for Emergency Closing of Schools and/or Central Office Clause in Contracts

Leave for Emergency Closing of Schools and/or Central Office. When all schools are closed because of inclement weather or other emergency reasons, all unit members on salary grades A-D are automatically granted emergency leave . In school years when there are more emergency days lost than permitted by the school calendar, those excess days must be made up at times specified by the superintendent . PPWs and school psychologists housed in school-based offices may request to use the teleworking option on days when schools are closed due to emergency situations, consistent with expec- tations for teleworking . This request may be made in anticipation of an emergency closing . Other 12-month unit members are expected to report for duty when schools are closed, or take annual leave, unless the su- perintendent has announced that the central office is closed . When an individual school is closed because of local emergency conditions, individual unit members in the school may be required to work if they are needed— ■ to supervise and/or provide for the safety of the students, or ■ to prepare for continuation of the instructional program when there has been damage to instruc- tional environment in classrooms, or ■ to relocate and/or continue the instructional program at an alternate site, or ■ to prepare for testing or other date specific activities that necessitate the unit member’s presence in the building . Otherwise, unit members will be granted emergency leave and they will be expected to complete their other professional duties . Unit members will not be asked to remain in a work location that poses a serious health or safety risk .

Leave for Emergency Closing of Schools and/or Central Office. When all schools are closed because of inclement weather or other emergency reasons, all unit members on salary grades A-D are automatically granted emergency leave leave. In school years when there are more emergency days lost than permitted by the school calendar, those excess days must be made up at times specified by the superintendent superintendent. PPWs and school psychologists housed in school-based offices may request to use the teleworking option on days when schools are closed due to emergency situations, consistent with expec- tations for teleworking teleworking. This request may be made in anticipation of an emergency closing closing. Other 12-month unit members are expected to report for duty when schools are closed, or take annual leave, unless the su- perintendent has announced that the central office is closed closed. When an individual school is closed because of local emergency conditions, individual unit members in the school may be required to work if they are needed— ■ to supervise and/or provide for the safety of the students, or ■ to prepare for continuation of the instructional program when there has been damage to instruc- tional environment in classrooms, or ■ to relocate and/or continue the instructional program at an alternate site, or ■ to prepare for testing or other date specific activities that necessitate the unit member’s presence in the building building. Otherwise, unit members will be granted emergency leave and they will be expected to complete their other professional duties duties. Unit members will not be asked to remain in a work location that poses a serious health or safety risk risk.