a) Up to five (5) days of absence will be allowed without loss of salary to a teacher in the case of death or serious illness in his/her immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, child or children, mother, father, legal guardian, brother, sister, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchild(ren), mother-in-law and father-in-law.
b) In the case of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law, the teacher shall be granted up to three (3) days leave of absence without loss of salary to attend the funeral.
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c) In the case of the death of an uncle, aunt, niece or nephew the teacher will be granted up to one (1) day leave of absence at the cost of a non-certified substitute to attend the funeral.