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Dear Dr. Diasselliss:

I am in receipt of your request for an Attorney General's opinion concerning the following:(1) The amount of time that a School Board must continue to grant a teacher sick leave and pay the teacher sick pay who is injured or disabled as a result of assault or battery by a student or person as provided in LSA-R.S. 17:1201C(1)(a). Also, if a teacher is permanently disabled or is disabled to such a degree that the teacher will not be able to perform the required duties of a teacher for any time in the foreseeable future, can the teacher be terminated should the teacher fail…