ARTICLE 13 - TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE
  1. One (1) day of leave shall be granted each year for personal business, household or family matters which require absence during school hours. Except in cases of emergency, application shall be made in writing to the Superintendent for such leave at lease five (5) calendar days in advance. In cases of emergency, notification shall be presented as soon as possible. The applicant shall not be required to state the reasons for taking leave other than he or she is taking it under this section. Leave days shall not be taken at the beginning or end of a recess period. Granting of leave shall be in accordance with the operational needs of the school system as defined by the Superintendent.
  2. Unused personal leave days shall be accumulated to a total of three (3) for the purposes stated above. Unused leave days beyond three (3) shall be accumulated and added to accumulated sick leave in accordance with Article 12, Paragraph A.
  3. Up to three (3) days' leave per school year may be granted, with the approval of the Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, for the purpose of visiting other schools or for attending meetings or conferences of an educational nature.
  4. In the event of death in the immdeiate family five (5) days' leave, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays as defined in N.J.S.A. 36:1-1, shall be granted. The immediate family is defined to include the employee's spouse, parent, parent-in-law, child, sibling, and any other member of the immediate household. In the case of death in the immediate family for which absence extends beyond the five (5) days allowed, with pay, there shall be a deduction of one-half pay. The lenght of time of one-half pay deduction shall be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board. In the event of the death of a relative defined as outside of the immediate family, one day of leave shall be granted, with pay.
  5. Other temporary leaves of absence with full pay, with pay minus substitute's salary, or without pay, may be granted for good reason by the Board upon recommendation of the Superintendent.



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