The district may terminate the employment of any employee who fails to report to work at the expiration of authorized leave or who fails to obtain an extension of leave. The district will not terminate from employment those employees under this policy who have accrued sick leave and who are using it in compliance with this policy. This district will not terminate from employment any such employee during a continuing sick leave of less than 91 days. Transfer of leave An employee with accrued sick leave may transfer that sick leave to any school district in the state. Upon written verification from previous employing school districts, the district will accept up to 24 days of medical leave days for an employee transferring from a school district outside of South Carolina and all accumulated medical leave days for an employee transferring from a school district within the state up to 90 days if that employee had been employed by a school district within the past two years.
All substitutes are to be secured by the employee's immediate supervisor.
Deductions equal to the daily rate of pay will be made for all absences under this policy that are in excess of accrued or provided leave benefits. Evaluation effects of absenteeism Examination of the absence record of personnel is an integral part of the evaluation process. Absenteeism, though within the confines and allowance of the policies, may impact adversely on a teacher's classroom and employee's performance. Persistent absenteeism may be cause for the district to fail to renew the contract of a teacher or the employment of staff personnel. Documentation of this conference will become a part of the evaluation report and personnel file of the employee.