Any teacher is entitled to take up to a maximum of five (5) days of sick leave per school year in the event of illness, injury, accident or medical appointment for a member of his/her immediate family. Immediate family members include the teacher’s spouse, common-law spouse, one or more dependent children and parents. For the purposes of this article, in the event that both parents of a child are teachers governed by this collective agreement, the two parents are not entitled to take this leave at the same time. Inasmuch as possible, medical appointments shall be scheduled outside school day hours.
The change from 4 to 5 days will take effect on the date of signing.