Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

(v) For a period of mourning, the employee shall be entitled to take off
up to five (5) days at one-third ( 1 ⁄3) pay, upon production of a letter
from the head of the employee’s congregation.
(b) Relationship by marriage is treated the same as relationship by blood.
7. Other Leaves (Codes 01, 44, 51, 51HR, 60)
(a) Religious Holiday. An active employee in the Teachers, Non-Teaching
Assistants, Secretaries, Paraprofessionals, Comprehensive Early Learning
Center, Food Service Managers, Head Start, Professional/Technical or
Supportive Services Assistants’ bargaining unit may take a personal leave
day or a day off with one-third ( 1 ⁄3) pay to observe a religious holiday, upon
production of a letter from the head of the employee’s congregation.
(b) Graduations/Marriages of Children. An active employee in the Teachers,
Non-Teaching Assistants, Secretaries, Paraprofessionals, Comprehensive
Early Learning Center, Food Service Managers, Head Start, Professional/
Technical or Supportive Services Assistants’ bargaining unit may take a
personal leave day or (if no personal leave is available) a day off without
pay to attend the graduation or marriage of the employee’s child.
(c) Inclement Weather. An active employee in the Teachers, Non-Teaching
Assistants, Secretaries, Paraprofessionals, Comprehensive Early Learning
Center, Food Service Managers, Head Start, Professional/Technical or
Supportive Services Assistants’ bargaining unit who is unable to get to
work will be paid one-third ( 1 ⁄3) pay due to inclement weather, with the
approval of the Human Resources Administrator and proof of the employee’s
attempt to get to work.
(d) Unpaid Personal Leave. Active employees in the Professional/Technical
bargaining unit may be granted up to five (5) days annually without pay
upon receiving permission from their immediate supervisor and office
administrator. Approval will not be withheld unreasonably. This leave
must be taken in the fiscal year in which leave is requested. A minimum
of three (3) weeks’ notice shall be required prior to the requested leave
date.
(e) Sabbatical Leave. Upon request, a sabbatical leave will be granted to a
teacher and other professional employees with a satisfactory rating and
with at least twenty (20) years of continuous service for the School District
and as further restricted under the rules of the School District. A leave
of absence because of the employee’s illness or because of his/her service
with an educational institution or with the Federation shall not delay the
time at which such sabbatical leave may be taken but, for the purpose of
this Section, the duration of such leave of absence, except in the case of
a leave of absence for service with the Federation, shall not be included
in calculating the length of the employee’s service for the School
District.
(f) Military Leave. For employees called to active military duty, the School
District will continue to pay them the difference between the individual
employee’s School District salary and his/her military pay. The School
District will continue to provide medical benefits for the individual’s
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