School of Radiologic Technology - Regional West Medical Center

schedule themselves on Easter Sunday.
A student should not purposely schedule himself
or herself for more vacation days than the allowed
days left after previously used illness or vacation
days.
A first year student exceeding the allowable
amount of time off for the first year will have that
time deducted from the fifteen days allowed of
vacation or sick days in the second year.
A second year student exceeding the allowable
amount of time off will make up the time at the
end of the school term prior to receiving his or
her signed certificate. If make up is necessary in
order for the student to receive his/her certificate,
this will be straight time (one day in the clinical
environment for each day to be made up).
A student may voluntarily make up time when
exceeding the allowable vacation and/or illness
time. The student should notify the program
director or clinical instructor the date when time is
makeup. The student must indicate on his/her time
card that it is makeup time and must be signed off
by the technologist. Makeup time will be allowed
only in four hour or eight hour blocks. The student
must notify the program director in writing of the
intent to make up time prior to the day.
Leave of Absence
In special circumstances a student may request a
leave from didactic and clinical classes.
Bereavement Leave
Students will be granted up to three days leave
upon the death of a member of the student’s
immediate family. Students will not be required
to use allotted vacation days to take this leave.
This leave will be granted within a seven day
bereavement period of three days before and
three days after the funeral, or as agreed upon by
student and Program Director.
The student’s immediate family shall be defined
as: spouse, the student’s or the student’s spouse’s
children, step-children, adopted children, mother,
mother-in-law, father, father-in-law, step-parents,
brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepsiblings,
grandparents, and grandchildren.
Medical Leave
Medical Leave is described as a period of time
where the student is absent from didactic and/
or clinical classes due to a medical necessity
which has been demonstrated or documented by a
Licensed Independent Practitioner [LIP].
An LIP’s verification must be provided prior
to returning to classes. When the verification
indicates the student is able to return to class, the
student is expected to return to class on the date
identified by the physician. The Program Director
may allow additional time if it is determined to be
reasonable and warranted.
A student who has a long term or reoccurring illness
that necessitates a medical leave which extends for
longer than twelve months will be terminated from
the program. If the health of the student improves
so that the student feels capable of returning to the
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