Common use of Required Religious Observance Clause in Contracts

Required Religious Observance. Upon application, a teacher will be granted up to two (2) sick leave days per school year for required religious observance; i.e., those observances which cannot be met at a time other than during the school day. An employee who requests such time will identify the holiday(s) and provide the personnel office with the dates to be taken sufficiently in advance of the holiday to allow the district to make any arrangements it deems necessary to cover the teacher’s responsibilities. The two (2) days when taken shall not be charged against the teacher’s personal sick leave accumulation. Any days taken for additional religious observance described above will be deducted from the employee’s sick leave days as defined and provided for in Section A above.

Required Religious Observance. Upon application, a teacher will be granted up to two (2) sick leave days per school year for required religious observance; i.e., those observances which cannot be met at a time other than during the school day. An employee who requests such time will identify the holiday(s) and provide the personnel office with the dates to be taken sufficiently in advance of the holiday to allow the district to make any arrangements it deems necessary to cover the teacher’s teacher‟s responsibilities. The two (2) days when taken shall not be charged against the teacher’s teacher‟s personal sick leave accumulation. Any days taken for additional religious observance described above will be deducted from the employee’s employee‟s sick leave days as defined and provided for in Section A above.