A teacher employed by the Division who is elected President of the Association, Vice-President, President or President Designate of The Manitoba Teachers' Society or President of the Éducatrices et éducateurs francophones du Manitoba shall be granted a leave of absence to fulfil the duties of that position. At the termination of the leave of absence the teacher shall be entitled to return to the same position the teacher held prior to the commencement of the leave provided the teacher has on or before June 1st in the year of the leave advised the Superintendent in writing of the teacher's intention to return to the position at the commencement of the next teaching year. If the teacher fails to inform the Division in writing of the teacher's intention to return, the Division shall not be required to assign the teacher to the teacher's former position with the Division and the Division is relieved of any obligation to the teacher in this respect.
If the position held by the teacher prior to taking the leave of absence will no longer exists when the teacher resumes active employment with the Division, the Division shall offer the teacher another position which shall be as similar to the previous position held by the teacher as can be reasonably established.