a) Each teacher, upon request, shall be allowed compassionate leave without loss of salary, up to but not exceeding five (5) days in any case of death or serious illness of the teacher’s spouse, child or stepchild, mother or father or grandchild.
b) Each teacher, upon request, shall be allowed compassionate leave without loss of salary, up to but not exceeding three (3) days in any case of death or serious illness of the teacher’s sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, step-father or step-mother.
c) Each teacher, upon request, shall be allowed compassionate leave without loss of salary for the day of the funeral in the event of the death of an aunt or uncle or grandparent-in-law provided the teacher is actually attending the funeral.
d) A teacher may request one day per year to attend to a funeral of a close friend or relative not listed above at the substitute teacher rate deduction. The leave request is to be submitted in writing to the Superintendent. This leave may be taken in a half or full day.