Other Excused Absences. 1. Personal Days
a. In addition to the absences permitted under Sections A through C above, each Administrator may request to be excused without loss of pay for not more than a total of three (3) days per school year for the following reasons and under the following conditions:
(1) Obligatory religious holidays requiring absence from work, or performance of religious ceremonies and obligations during regular school hours.
(2) Illness of other members of the family.
(3) Attendance at a funeral, other than immediate family.
(4) Personal business which cannot be handled outside of school hours.
(5) Wedding or birth in the immediate family.
(6) Unforeseeable emergencies which result in absence allowed at the discretion of the Superintendent.
b. It is intended that these three (3) days be available as a reserve for genuine emergencies and professional purposes only and unused days are converted to accumulated sick days, provided that the fifteen (15) day accumulation limitation set forth in N.J.S.A. 18A:30-7 is not exceeded.
c. Requests for absences are to be made in writing as far in advance as possible. In an emergency, the request must be made to the principal or supervisor by telephone or other means of communication. The request or, in an emergency, a report will be forwarded to the Superintendent in writing with the principal's or supervisor's recommendation.
2. Attendance at a professional meeting or participation in a professional activity which would be of direct benefit to the school system.
3. The Board shall grant maternity/paternity leave without pay to any administrator in accordance with Board policy and the law.
4. No personal day shall be taken immediately before or after a holiday or a weekend adjoining a holiday except for extenuating circumstances at the discretion of Superintendent.
5. The Administrator requesting a personal day must inform the Superintendent of the reason as related to Article XI.D.(1)-(6).
6. The Superintendent, in his discretion, shall approve or disapprove the request and notify the Administrator of his decision through the principal or supervisor.
Other Excused Absences. 1. In addition to the absences permitted under Sections A and B (Secretaries and Maintenance Workers) and Sections A through C (Teachers) above, each employee may request to be excused without loss of pay for not more than a total of three days per school year for the following reasons and under the following conditions:
a. Obligatory religious holidays requiring abstinence from work, or performance of religious ceremonies and obligations during regular school hours.
b. Illness of other members of the family.
c. Attendance at a funeral, other than immediate family.
d. Personal business which cannot be handled outside of school hours.
e. Wedding or birth in the immediate family.
f. Unforeseeable emergencies which result in absence allowed at the discretion of the Superintendent.
2. It is intended that these three days be available as a reserve for genuine emergencies and professional purposes only and unused days are converted to accumulated sick days, provided that the fifteen (15) day accumulation limitation set forth in N.J.S.A. 18A:30-7 is not exceeded.
3. Requests for absences are to be made in writing as far in advance as possible. No personal days shall be taken the day before or the day after a school holiday unless prior approval was obtained from the Superintendent. In an emergency, the request must be made to the party designated by the Superintendent by telephone or other means of communication. The request, or in an emergency, a report will be forwarded to the Superintendent in writing with the principal's or supervisor's recommendation.
4. The Superintendent, in his discretion, based on the reason given by the employee as per D.1. above requesting use of these days, shall approve or disapprove the request and notify the employee of his decision through the employee's immediate supervisor.
