Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Term:
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
5.307
12/05/22
Physical Assault Leave
Rescinds:
Issued:
5.307
10/05/20
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A teacher who is absent from assigned duties as a result of personal injury caused by physical assault
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or other violent criminal acts committed in the course of the teacher's employment duties, shall receive
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workers' compensation or comparable benefits without loss of accumulated or granted sick, personal or
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professional leave his/her full salary and full benefits until the teacher is released by his/her physician
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to return to work or his/her physician determines the teacher is permanently unable to return to work. If
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the teacher receives workers' compensation or other similar benefits, the Board shall pay the difference
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between that amount and the teacher's full salary. 1
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The school system shall continue to pay the teacher's full benefits including, but not limited to health
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insurance benefits, until the earlier of the date on which the teacher is released by the teacher's
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physician to return to work or the date on which the teacher is determined by the teacher's physician to
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be permanently disabled from returning to work.²
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A signed statement listing the cause of the absence shall be provided by the employee on forms
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furnished by the director of schools and shall promptly be given to the immediate supervisor in support
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of all claims. A certificate from the physician on forms furnished by the director of schools may also
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be required to verify the extent of the injury.²
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Legal References
Cross References
1.
TCA 49-5-714(a) ; Public Acts of 2023, Chapter No.
Worker's Compensation 3.602
343
Sick Leave 5.302
2.
TRR/MS 0520-01-02-.04(4)(b)
Long Term Leaves of Absence 5.304
Version Date: June 14, 2023

## Table 1

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: Physical Assault Leave | Descriptor Code: 5.307 | Issued Date: 12/05/22 |
|  |  | Rescinds: 5.307 | Issued: 10/05/20 |