OTHER ABSENCES WITH PAY. Except as modified below, the following absences shall be allowed at full pay. Such allowance shall not be cumulative.
OTHER ABSENCES WITH PAY. No salary deduction shall be made of absence previously approved by the Superintendent if qualified under one of the following provisions:
a. Attendance as a representative of the District at a convention of a recognized employee organization; and
b. Attendance at a meeting as a delegated representative of the District
OTHER ABSENCES WITH PAY. Except as modified below, the following absences shall be allowed at full pay. Such allowance shall not be cumulative.
1) Absence of an employee due to quarantine either by the Health Office of the community in which the employee resides, or by direction of the school physician because of a contagious disease in the employee's immediate household, but not because of personal illness, provided that proper evidence is submitted by the absent employee to the Superintendent through the principal's office.
2) Enforced absence of an employee by reason of a subpoena or legal process issued by a court, provided that the subpoena or other evidence of legal process is filed with the Superintendent through the principal's office, and provided further that the employee is not a party to the suit involved, i.e., indicting or being indicted, or suing or being sued. If the employee is a party to the suit, the basic substitute pay shall be deducted for a period of five (5) days; thereafter, the employee will receive no pay.
3) Absences which are for school purposes as recommended by the Principal and approved by the Superintendent.
4) In all instances, when a staff member is on leave, he/she is to file a written statement of intent to return or not return to the position for the spring semester no later than December 15 or for the fall semester no later than March 15 of the prior year.
