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.
The substitute teacher’s salary shall be paid by the Division when the regular teacher is absent for reasons outlined in 34.01. Should compassionate leave be approved beyond the allotted amount, the Division may reduce the teacher’s salary by the cost of the substitute for each such day.
Application for compassionate leave with pay shall be made in writing to the Division at the earliest opportunity by the teacher concerned, but not later than ten (10) teaching days following the teacher’s return to duty.