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B: SICK LEAVE FOR INJURY
1. A teacher absent as the result of any injury sustained in the performance of duty shall be granted sick leave without loss of pay without being required to use previously accumulated sick leave. A doctor's medical report shall be submitted to the Superintendent by the injured teacher and by a doctor designated by the School Committee, at the request of the Superintendent, every three months for the duration of the absence. The bargaining unit member may select the doctor of his/her choice and submit his doctor's report to the School Committee. If a dispute arises between the School Committee's doctor and the bargaining unit member's doctor as to the fitness of the bargaining unit member to return to work, then the bargaining unit member may submit the dispute to the grievance and arbitration procedure. At the end of three years' absence, the injured teacher shall apply for disability retirement from the Teachers' Retirement Board, and upon successful petition of the Board and the granting of said disability retirement by the Teachers' Retirement Board, all benefits under this section Article III B shall cease. 2. In the event that said injury referred to in paragraph (1) is of a recurring nature, additional sick leave without loss of pay shall be granted without being required to use previously accumulated sick leave. All conditions of paragraph (1) are considered to be part of this paragraph. 3.
All medical expenses incurred as a result of an on-the-job injury, not covered
by a group insurance plan in which the employee is enrolled at the time of
injury, shall be paid by the City of Lawrence. Where an employee is injured
on the job, the employee shall be required to look first to such coverage.
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