INAPPROPRIATE USE OF SICK LEAVE. An employee shall not consider sick leave as a right which allows absence at any time for other than the reasons set forth in this Article. Certification of one or more physicians that an illness or injury prevents an employee from carrying out their duties may be required by the District after five (5) days absence. If medical evidence indicates an employee can return to their duties, they shall return or in continued absence be terminated. Sick leave shall not be considered available as terminal leave, either in time or in dollars.
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF SICK LEAVE. Each employee is responsible for the appropriate use of sick leave. Inappropriate use occurs when an employee uses leave for unauthorized purposes or misrepresents the actual reason for the absence. Inappropriate use may also occur when an employee establishes a pattern of sick leave without approved documentation: • The day before or after a holiday/school break; • The following specific days: In-service Days, Institute Days, and the last day of school. Upon the third (3rd) such occasion, the sick leave will only be approved upon the receipt of written documentation by a licensed health care provider, as defined by Illinois School Code Section 5/24-6, identifying the date the member was treated or other written documentation that the Superintendent or designee deems acceptable relating to the length of the absence. This documentation must be provided to the District within fourteen (14) calendar days of the absence. The District shall reimburse the employee for the expense incurred that is not covered by insurance to obtain this documentation. If the employee does not satisfy the requirements contained in this paragraph, the absence shall be unpaid.
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF SICK LEAVE. Each employee is responsible for the appropriate use of sick leave. Inappropriate use of sick leave occurs when an employee uses sick leave for unauthorized purposes or misrepresents the actual reason for the absence. Inappropriate use may also occur when an employee establishes a pattern of sick leave usage on the day before or after holidays, school breaks, unique work days, Mondays and Fridays to extend the weekend. Each employee may take no more than two (2) of the following days as sick leave without approved documentation: • The day before or after a holiday/school break, • the following specific/unique work days: Inservice Days, Institute Days, the day after the Super Bowl, and the last day of school, • any Monday after Spring Break, and • any Friday after Spring Break. Upon the third such occasion, the sick leave will only be approved upon the receipt of written documentation indicating that the employee is under the care of a licensed health care provider, as defined by Illinois School Code Section 5/24-6 or other written documentation that the Superintendent or designee deems acceptable. This documentation must be provided to the District within fourteen (14) calendar days of the absence. The District shall reimburse the employee for the expense incurred that is not covered by insurance to obtain this documentation. If the employee does not satisfy the requirements contained in this paragraph, the absence shall be unpaid.
