Military Deployment Family Leave. Any teacher who has a parent, spouse, or child (or such relationship as a result of legal guardianship), who is deployed to an out-of-state post as a result of the order of the Governor of any State or the President of the United States shall be permitted to use up to two (2) sick leave days to the extent available from his/her personal leave account. Such use shall be available for use thirty (30) days immediately prior to, thirty days immediately after or anytime during each separate deployment. The teacher shall provide the Superintendent or designee with written advance notice of at least five (5) work days except in cases of emergency, in which case notice shall be provided as soon as possible. The teacher shall also provide appropriate documentation to the Superintendent or designee to initiate the provisions of this Article. It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to keep the Superintendent or designee fully informed of the status of the deployment and any changes to its date as they become known. In addition, for those teachers who request to use their available personal leave for military deployment family leave, the restrictions on use contained in Sections 13.3.4 and 13.3.5 of this Article shall be waived for such use.
