{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-28-9-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-28-9-9","heading":"Teacher absence from work with pay; accumulated unused days","body":"Sec. 9. (a) Each teacher may be absent from work with pay:\n(1) on account of illness or quarantine for ten (10) days the first year and seven (7) days in each succeeding year (referred to as \"sick days\" in this chapter); and\n(2) for death in the teacher's immediate family for a period extending not more than five (5) days beyond the death.\n(b) If the teacher does not use all the teacher's sick days in a school year, the unused days accumulate up to a total of ninety (90) days. However, each teacher shall be credited with the accumulative days accrued to the teacher on January 1, 1966.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 28. SCHOOL TEACHERS","Chapter 9. Salary and Related Payments"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-28-9-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"f1fa0c3de4384266c5d903775d53fab1e9c39ed033a621cbc865d4cffa944ad8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-28-9-8","next":"us-in/ic-20-28-9-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}