Personal Illness, Accident, Child Care, R & R and Emergencies. Only a tenured teacher may be granted a leave of absence for a period not to exceed one (1) year on account of personal illness, accident, some other grave emergency, child care or for rest and recuperation. Written application for such leave shall be made to the Superintendent of Schools, who shall upon receipt of same, make such investigation as he/she may deem necessary in order to determine if the granting of such leave would serve the best interests of the employee and the school district. Persons who are granted such leave will receive no pay during the leave of absence. Upon return to service following such leave, the employee's position on the salary schedule will be as follows:
