be on leave from deployment. The employee must also submit written documentation of the dates that the spouse or domestic partner will be on leave from military deployment. Leave for Victims of Serious Crime An employee, who is the victim of a serious crime, or whose immediate family member (including registered domestic partner) is the victim of a serious crime, may take time off to attend judicial proceedings relating to the crime or any proceeding in which the victim’s rights are at issue. Advance notice is required, unless this is not feasible. The school also requires documentation concerning the judicial proceedings. The time off is unpaid, but employees may elect to use their accrued sick time for such absences. The school will, to the extent allowed by law, maintain the confidentiality of an employee requesting leave In the event that a teacher does not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote in a statewide election, the teacher may take off enough working time to enable him or her to vote. Such time off shall be taken at the beginning or the end of the school day, whichever allows for more free time, and the time taken off shall be combined with the voting time available outside of working hours. Under these circumstances, a teacher will be allowed a maximum of two hours on the Election Day without loss of pay. Where possible, the employee shall give at least two days’ notice that time off to vote is needed. School Conferences Involving Suspension – An employee who is the parent or guardian of a child is permitted to take time off without pay to appear at the child’s school to discuss possible suspension. The employee must give his or her supervisor reasonable notice that he or she has been requested to appear. Enrollment, Activities & Emergencies For Child’s School or Childcare – Any employee who is a parent, guardian or grandparent having custody of any child in kindergarten or grades 1-12, or of the age to attend a licensed child care provider, is permitted to take forty (40) hours of unpaid leave time per calendar year for the following purposes: (i) to find, enroll or reenroll his or her child in a school or licensed child care provider; (ii) to participate in activities of the school or licensed child care provider of any child; and (iii) to address a child care provider or school emergency. The employee must give the School reasonable written notice prior to taking the time off. Employees taking time off for the foregoing purposes may use accrued time for purposes of the planned absence, and after exhaustion of sick leave, time off will be unpaid. The employee must also provide written documentation from the child’s school or licensed childcare provider to substantiate the employee’s participation in child-related activities covered by this policy. Time Off for School and Childcare Purposes under this provision. Time Off for Voting
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