33-4. Bereavement Leave

In addition to the provisions of Board Rule 4-14(b), whenever the absence of a bargaining unit employee is caused by the death of the employee’s parent, spouse, spouse’s parent, domestic partner, domestic partner’s parent, child, brother, sister or grandparent, or due to a stillbirth, such employee shall be paid the basic salary for the number of days absent provided that the number of days shall not exceed ten days with the last five being applied against accumulated allowable sick leave. The BOARD shall allow bereavement days to be taken non-consecutively provided that they are taken in no more than two installments within one month of the date of death.

Additionally per Board Rule 4-15 - Other Leaves Without Pay - bargaining unit employees, other than substitute teachers, and part-time/seasonal employees, may be absent from work for up to 10 days of unpaid leave due to: a miscarriage; unsuccessful round of intrauterine insemination or assisted reproductive technology procedure (e.g. artificial insemination or embryo transfer); failed adoption match or an adoption that is not finalized because it is contested by another party, failed surrogacy agreement; or a diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy or fertility.