a) In all cases of absence for duties other than reasons heretofore stated in this Agreement, permission of the Board shall be obtained and any employee thus absent from duty shall have one two-hundredth (1/200th) of salary deducted for each day of absence.
b) Leave without pay and without loss of tenure rights may be granted upon request after a teacher has had three (3) years of service within the Division, if the request is received on or before April 30th. The Division shall respond no later than May 15th.
c) Special leave without pay and without loss of tenure rights may be granted to any teacher on the permanent staff where the request arises from conditions beyond the teacher’s control or where the teacher is leaving for further study, or for other reasons deemed suitable by the Division if the request is received on or before April 30th.
The Division shall respond no later than May 15th.
d) A teacher on long term leave of absence is still considered to be on contract to the Board and if the teacher does not intend to return, notice in accordance with the Form 2 agreement shall be given. Upon return, a teacher will be offered a position, if possible, in the same community that he/she was in previous to the leave.