Each teacher is permitted to use up to 3 days of accumulated sick leave per year to attend to family related medical issues. This leave is for serious medical issues for members of the teacher’s immediate family which includes the teacher’s parents, teacher’s spouse’s parents, spouse/common law partner, or child/step child. Staff should use local services where possible and arrangement of appointment times that would minimize their absence. This leave is non-cumulative from one school year to the next school year. This leave is prorated for part-time teachers. A doctor’s certificate may be requested.
Effective September 1, 2016: Maximum annual Family Medical Leave days – 4 days
Effective September 1, 2017: Maximum annual Family Medical Leave days – 5 days