Sick Day: Sick leave shall be taken by a teacher because of actual illness necessitating absence from teaching duties or because of necessary recuperation from an accident or operation. Sick leave without diminution of pay shall be given to the teacher at the rate of ten (10) school days per school year, and unused sick leave may accumulate and be carried over from year to year to a maximum of the instructional days and faculty days of one school year (184 days).

Sick leave is not to include time off for any other causes except that mentioned in the first sentence of this section. In any case of extended illness or repeated absence on account of illness, the principal or the Office of the Superintendent of Catholic Education may require satisfactory proof of illness as a condition of eligibility for paid sick leave.