Common use of School Closing Clause in Contracts

School Closing. Section 1: If a school or other work location is officially closed by IPS’ Superintendent because of an emergency, all teachers shall receive full pay for each day on which school is closed. Section 2: Teachers are paid for Emergency School Closings (Article X, Section 1); therefore, any scheduled make-up days are without pay. Teachers shall be allowed to use leave time (such as personal, bereavement, or illness) on any scheduled make-up days subject to the same conditions as on any other school day. Section 3: If schools or work locations are closed and teachers are not required to report, due to inclement weather or other emergency, on a day on which a teacher had prearranged to take a paid leave, the teacher shall not be charged for such leave. If schools are open on such a prearranged leave, but schools are then closed due to inclement weather or other emergency so that students are dismissed early that day, the teacher will be charged only for the hours missed.

School Closing. Section 112: If a school or other work location is officially closed by IPS’ the District’s Superintendent because of an emergency, all teachers shall receive full pay for each day on which school is closed. Section 213: Teachers are paid for Emergency School Closings (Article X, Section 1); therefore, any scheduled make-up days are without pay. Teachers shall be allowed to use leave time (such as personal, bereavement, or illness) on any scheduled make-up days subject to the same conditions as on any other school day. Section 314: If schools or work locations are closed and teachers are not required to report, due to inclement weather or other emergency, on a day on which a teacher had prearranged to take a paid leave, the teacher shall not be charged for such leave. If schools are open on such a prearranged leave, but schools are then closed due to inclement weather or other emergency so that students are dismissed early that day, the teacher will be charged only for the hours missed.