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B. Court Appearance and Jury Duty

1. A professional employee shall be entitled to up to two days of paid leave in any school year if subpoenaed as a witness in a court proceeding where the subpoenaed employee is expected to testify on a matter pertaining to a present or former pupil of such employee, or as a witness to or victim of a violent crime. If a ten or eleven-month professional employee is subpoenaed on a matter pertaining to a present or former pupil on one or two days the employee is not scheduled to work, the employee will be paid for the one or two additional days at that employee's per diem rate.

2. Any witness fees received for a court appearance must be endorsed over to the Board and forwarded to the Payroll Office.

3. When a professional employee is drawn for jury duty, the employee shall receive full pay provided a written statement is furnished showing time served and expenses received from the Court.

4. If a professional employee appears as a witness for the Board with or without a subpoena, no deduction shall be made from salary.