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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1755

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Public school: means an elementary school or secondary school operated by a school district. See
  • School district: means town school districts, union school districts, interstate school districts, city school districts, unified union districts, and incorporated school districts, each of which is governed by a publicly elected board. See
  • School year: means the year beginning July 1 and ending the next June 30. See

§ 1755. Sick leave

(a) A full time teacher under contract to teach the regular school year in a public school shall be allowed a minimum of 10 days’ sick leave with full pay during each school year. Sick leave not used shall be cumulative at least to 20 days, so long as the teacher is employed in the same school district.

(b) The word “days” shall mean school days.

(c) The use of sick leave as provided in this section shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the directors of each school district. (Added 1957, No. 173, §§ 1-3; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 81.)