a. When a teacher is absent from work because of sickness, he/she shall be entitled to sick leave during such absence and to be paid his/her salary during this leave. Subject to subsection b) of this article, the leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any school year.
b. Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) year, the unused portion of the sick leave in any year(s) shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum of one hundred and thirty (130).
c. i) When a Teacher suffers an on-the-job-injury, and is not covered by Workers’ Compensation Board benefits, while working under proper supervision, and for which the Division is responsible for the accident, that Teacher will be charged at a 50% rate against his/her accumulated sick leave.
ii) An on-the-job injury will be physical in nature and will not include disease, stress or mental illness.
iii) When a Teacher suffers an on-the-job injury any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by that Teacher will be paid by the board to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Out-of-pocket expenses are those which not covered by any medical or insurance plans and are a result of the injury and are prescribed by a Health Care Professional as part of the prescribed treatment.
d. Teachers shall make every effort to schedule appointments outside of school hours. When medical appointments cannot be made outside of school hours, every effort shall be made to schedule the appointment to minimize the time away from the school, in such case medical leave shall be granted. Minimizing the time away from school shall mean teachers shall only take the time needed for the appointment and time needed to travel to and from the appointment. Such leave shall be counted against the employee’s accumulated sick leave.