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2. If a member has accumulated 150 days starting in school year 1984-1985 and uses three (3) or less sick days, the member shall be permitted to buy back four (4) days and all unused sick days will be added to his/her total sick leave.
3. If a member has accumulated 200 days starting in school year 1984 and uses five (5) or less sick days, the member shall be permitted to buy back five (5) days with no further accumulation to his/her sick leave total. If a member has accumulated 200 days starting in 1984 and uses three (3) or less sick days during that year, the member shall be permitted to buy back six (6) days, and if an eligible member, as defined above, uses one or less sick days, the member shall be permitted to buy back seven (7) days with no further accumulation to his/her sick leave total.
4. Maximum sick leave accumulation is 200 days.
The buy back rate will be at the teacher's daily rate of pay.
Teachers eligible under this section must notify the school
department payroll office of their eligibility. The amount due
is payable on or before the third Tuesday in July.
5. Sick Leave Abuse
a. Both parties to this agreement believe that paid sick leave is an important benefit for employees and that any abuse of sick leave is detrimental both to the students of Lawrence and the membership of the Lawrence Teachers’ Union. While recognizing that only a small fraction of teachers may abuse sick leave, the parties agree that no abuse of sick leave should be tolerated or condoned.
"Situations which suggest abuse" shall be defined as more than 4 absences which suggest a pattern, as for example, absences occurring on Mondays, Fridays and days immediately preceding or following holidays or vacation periods.

When the record of repeated absence reflects a pattern of abuse, the principal shall meet with the teacher in order to determine whether the teacher has a valid reason to justify such absences. The teacher shall be informed that s(he) may have a union representative present at this meeting.