(a) Up to five days of absence will be allowed without loss of salary to a teacher in case of death in his/her immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, child or children, mother, father. In exceptional cases, additional leave may be granted by the Board.
(b) Up to four days of absence will be allowed without loss of salary to a teacher in case of death of a: brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather and grandchild. In exceptional cases, additional leave may be granted by the Board.
(c) In the case of death of other relatives, the teacher shall be allowed one day without loss of salary to attend the funeral. Other relatives shall be defined as: spouse's grandparents, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law and son-in-law.
(d) In the case of death of an aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, the teacher shall be allowed one (1) day without loss of salary to attend the funeral.
(e) Each teacher shall be entitled to up to a maximum of one (1) day of bereavement leave per year to attend to other funerals. Additional leave may be granted by the Board.