Paid Bereavement Leave. 1. Five (5) contract leave days shall be granted to a teacher for the purposes of bereavement and\or estate related legal work following the death of a resident of a teacher's household or his/her father, mother, spouse, brother, sister, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, or grandchild. Step relatives will be interpreted in a like manner. 2. Two (2) days leave shall be granted to a teacher for the death of a teacher's or spouse's grandparent, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Step relatives will be interpreted in a like manner. 3. One (1) day leave shall be granted to a teacher for the death of a teacher's aunt, uncle, first cousin, niece, or nephew. Step relatives will be interpreted in a like manner. 4. In the event of the death of a person for whom the teacher is the legal guardian, the teacher shall have the same leave benefit as if the deceased were a member of the teacher’s immediate family. (The teacher shall be responsible for providing all pertinent and relevant documentation required to satisfy this provision.) Note: The days must be used within one (1) calendar year from the date of death when attending to the legal obligations and are not cumulative.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
