For life-threatening illnesses, as defined in the Employment Insurance Act, occurring in a teacher’s immediate family, the teacher shall be granted three (3) days of compassionate leave without loss of pay for illness of a spouse, child, and spouse’s child or for any other child in his or her charge or for a father or mother.
The change from 2 to 3 days will take effect on the date of signing.
At the discretion of the Division, leave with or without pay may be granted for compassionate reasons for a period of time which extends that which is stipulated above for persons not listed above.