Common use of Proper Use of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Proper Use of Sick Leave. 1. For personal illness, injury, or exposure to a contagious disease which is communicable to others. If requested, the employee must furnish a statement of care from a doctor beginning with the third successive day of absence. 2. For illness in the immediate family. If necessary, an employee may use sick leave for illness in the immediate family. "Immediate family" is defined to include father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents and grandchildren or any other relative living under the same roof. A maximum of 5 days may be approved annually for illness of individuals other that the employee’s spouse and dependent children. 3. An employee may use 5 days for each death in the immediate family. A maximum of 2 days may be approved annually for a death other than in the immediate family. Additional time may be granted by the Superintendent within his or her sole discretion. 4. Pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions may not be treated any differently from other equally disabling conditions or illnesses for the purpose of granting sick leave. 5. Special situations not covered in this policy may be presented by the principal to the Superintendent or his/her designee for a decision.