Common use of Sick Leave/Disability Leave Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave/Disability Leave. A. At the beginning of each school year, each full-time teacher shall be credited with eleven days of sick leave at full salary. Sick leave is the necessary absence from duty caused by and used for personal illness, quarantine, communicable disease, injury, disability (including pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery there from), adoption as prescribed below, personal medical appointments; or for neces- sary care of or attendance to a spouse or for any child of whom the teacher is the legal guardian or for whom the teacher is the primary caretaker for the above rea- sons. Ten days shall be granted for the attendance to an immediate family member other than spouse or child as stated above. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the District. Discretionary leave will not be granted until the em- ployee’s Personal Leave day(s) has been used. Where sick leave is used for other than spouse or minor child, the person must be under or require the immediate care of a licensed physician.

Sick Leave/Disability Leave. A. At the beginning of each school year, each full-time teacher shall be credited with eleven days of sick leave at full salary. Sick leave is the necessary absence from duty caused by and used for personal illness, quarantine, communicable disease, injury, disability (including pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth childbirth, and recovery there from), adoption as prescribed below, personal medical appointments; or for neces- sary care of or attendance to a spouse or for any child of whom the teacher is the legal guardian or for whom the teacher is the primary caretaker for the above rea- sons. Ten days shall be granted for the attendance to an immediate family member other than spouse or child as stated above. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the District. Discretionary leave will not be granted until the em- ployee’s 's Personal Leave day(s) has been used. Where sick leave is used for other than spouse or minor child, the person must be under or require the immediate care of a licensed physician.