In addition, Where during an extended substitute teaching assignment, the substitute teacher becomes unavailable to work due to attending what would be described as a family related emergency or for the death or serious illness of the substitute teacher’s immediate family or for attending to MTS or Association business as a representative of the Association, and where the substitute teacher returns to the extended teacher assignment immediately thereafter such unavailability, such days of unavailability as noted above shall not constitute a break in extended substitute teaching.
The definition of “immediate family” for the above clause shall be consistent with the current collective agreement.