1. personal illness of the certified employee.
2. illness or quarantine of a member of the certified employee's "immediate" family, which shall be defined as the certified employee's spouse, children, parents, and parents-in-law, or for family members residing in the teacher's household.
3. medical or dental appointments.
4. the transaction of personal business and/or the conduct of personal or civic affairs.

Use of General leave days shall be subject to the following restrictions:

1. When leave is taken for any of the reasons set forth in items 2,3, or 4 above and can be anticipated, the teachers shall submit to the superintendent a written statement describing the reason and necessity for the absence, (IC 20-6.1-5-8), by way of the building principal at least one day prior to such leave.  The teacher will subsequently be notified of the approval or disapproval of such leave request.
2. If the leave is taken on a regular contract day immediately before or after a school vacation, the teacher must provide a statement documenting the emergency need for such leave.  General Leave shall not be used to extend a school vacation.
3. A teacher who is absent for five (5) school days in any school year may be required to produce a medical statement after the fifth (5th) day of absence at the discretion of the Superintendent.
4. Each employee must exhaust all but one day on General leave before using any of the employee's accumulated sick leave.
5. General leave days shall be charged full or half day units.