ARTICLE XIX PERSONAL INJURY BENEFITS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE

Burrillville School District

A. 1. Whenever a teacher is absent from school as a result of disability caused by a job related assault not provoked by the teacher or job-related injury occurring in the course of his/her employment, he/she will be paid his/her full salary, less the amount paid by Worker's Compensation Insurance, for the period of such absence up to one (1) year from the date of injury, and no part of such absence will be charged to his annual sick leave.  The teacher shall make a good faith effort to report the assault or injury in writing to the building principal within twenty-four (24) hours of its occurrence.

A. 2. The Committee shall have the right to have the injured  teacher examined by a physician, at a mutually agreed on time, designated by the Committee for the purpose of determining the length of disability time that will be granted to the teacher. The physician's fee shall be paid by the School Committee.

B. The Committee shall reimburse the teacher for the following: Any clothing or other personal property damaged or destroyed plus the cost of medical, surgical, or hospital service (less the amount of any insurance reimbursement) incurred as a result of an injury sustained in the course of employment provided such injury or damage has not been caused by the teachers' negligence. The amount of reimbursement will be determined by the reasonable replacement cost or repair of items damages as determined by mutual agreement between the Committee and the teacher.