Common use of Absence Qualification Clause in Contracts

Absence Qualification. If a driver/aide does not, for any reason, run their assigned daily route(s) immediately preceding the scheduled chosen trip, that driver/aide shall not be permitted to run that trip. Assigned routes include any route that was chosen by the driver to be done on a daily basis for the school year, but does not include any routes that are done on a temporary basis. This will be considered a turned in trip and will be filled according to section B of this Article. A driver/aide will not get charged a turned in trip if the driver/aide is on bereavement leave, jury duty, or is not able to run the trip due to other school business.