VOLUNTARY SICK LEAVE TRANSFER. On a voluntary basis, teachers may contribute a portion of their accumulated sick leave to a teacher who has experienced a personal catastrophic illness or personal injury and has exhausted his/her sick leave accumulation. This benefit is available to teachers of the School District who have exhausted all of their accumulated sick leave and suffer from a personal illness, disability, or hospitalization of a “catastrophic” nature. Catastrophic refers to life-threatening, extraordinary, or chronically debilitating medical conditions and is not intended to include commonplace or ordinary medical conditions. Examples of catastrophic medical conditions include certain cancers and pregnancy/child-birth complications that are hazardous to the life of the mother and/or unborn child. In contrast, the flu, broken leg, and routine pregnancies are not considered catastrophic medical conditions. Generally, catastrophic medical conditions must be considered both long-term in nature and require long-term recuperation periods. A physician’s statement certifying that the medical condition is life-threatening, extraordinary, or chronically debilitating must be submitted with the request. In no event shall more than thirty (30) sick leave days be donated to any one teacher during the course of the recipient teacher’s employment with the District. Teachers who donate sick day(s) understand that these days are lost and cannot be used or recuperated in any way. Any teacher receiving donated days must use the days for the aforementioned purposes; such donated days shall not accumulate in any way.
VOLUNTARY SICK LEAVE TRANSFER. 1. On a voluntary basis, teachers may contribute a portion of their accumulated sick leave to a teacher or support staff employee who has experienced a personal catastrophic illness or personal injury and has exhausted his/her sick leave accumulation. See Section 2 below for support staff contributions. This benefit is available to teachers of the School District who have exhausted all of their accumulated sick leave and suffer from a personal illness, disability, or hospitalization of a “catastrophic” nature. Catastrophic refers to life-threatening, extraordinary, or chronically debilitating medical conditions and is not intended to include commonplace or ordinary medical conditions. Examples of catastrophic medical conditions include certain cancers and pregnancy/child-birth complications that are hazardous to the life of the mother and/or unborn child. In contrast, the flu, broken leg, and routine pregnancies are not considered catastrophic medical conditions. Generally, catastrophic medical conditions must be considered both long- term in nature and require long-term recuperation periods. A physician’s statement certifying that the medical condition is life-threatening, extraordinary, or chronically debilitating must be submitted with the request. In no event shall more than thirty (30) sick leave days be donated to any one teacher during the course of the recipient teacher’s employment with the District. Teachers who donate sick day(s) understand that these days are lost and cannot be used or recuperated in any way. Any teacher receiving donated days must use the days for the aforementioned purposes; such donated days shall not accumulate in any way.
