Common use of Unrestricted Absence Clause in Contracts

Unrestricted Absence. Use of a day of unrestricted absence is prohibited on Parent-Teacher Conference Days and Open House except that a member may make use of a day of unrestricted absence on a Parent-Teacher Conference Day if the member has fulfilled his/her conference obligations by making eight (8) home visits before Parent-Teacher Conference Day and before requesting the day as a day of unrestricted absence. The use of a day of unrestricted absence is further limited during the month of June to a maximum per day of two (2) members per building or 10% of the total building staff, whichever is greater. The number of members taking unrestricted absence on any one (1) day shall not exceed fifty (50). Unrestricted absence days are to be taken at a time other than immediately prior to or after a scheduled holiday and/or vacation period. To qualify for the one-hundred (100) day benefit in paragraph one (1) below, the member must first complete one (1) year of service with the Akron Public Schools. 1. For more than one hundred (100) accumulated sick days: authorization of one (1) day unrestricted absence shall be given any member with an accumulation of one hundred (100) or more sick days as of the member’s first work day each school year. 2. For absence of not more than five (5) days for the previous school year: authorization of one (1) day unrestricted absence during the current school year shall be given any member whose absence was not greater than five