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ARTICLE XI - LEAVES A. Sick Leave 1. Sick leave will be granted to each teacher on the following basis: a. One to ten years service in the District b. Eleven to nineteen years service in the District c. Twenty years plus service in the District
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Such leave may accumulate to an unlimited amount. Sick leave will be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home, or serious illness or death in the immediate family or household. Sick leave will not be payable during a strike or work stoppage. Employees who have exhausted their sick leave and who are not on a Family Medical or Child Rearing Leave may submit a letter with supporting documentation to the Superintendent requesting additional leave. This additional leave if granted may result in dock status and may be considered to be an unexcused absence. 2. Thirty-five (35) dollars per day of unused sick leave shall be paid after July 1st after the date of retirement. Sick leave used for TRS service credit will be deducted from the total days allowed for the retirement stipend. For instance: 275 days accumulated sick leave; minus 170 days applied to TRS credit; 105 days unused sick leave times $35 equals $3675 paid after July 1st after the date of retirement. Retirement from teaching service must be at age fifty-five (55) or later to qualify. 3. A full-time teacher forfeits all leave due upon leaving the employ of District 167, except upon retirement. No accumulated leave from employment in any other District may be applied in this District toward the aggregate number of days. 4. Verification by doctor’s statement may be requested after an absence of three (3) consecutive days for personal illness or as may be deemed necessary in other cases in accordance with the School Code. Reasonable time will be given to obtain said statement after three (3)consecutive days of personal illness.
