When a Lamesa teacher, recently retired after three decades on the job, asked if she could cash in on the unused sick days she left behind, no one had an answer. The school district doesn’t have a Leave Buy Back policy. Lamesa school board members took no action Tuesday on enacting such a policy. The issue was on the agenda only as a discussion item. “That is something we have to consider,” said LISD Superintendent Jim Knight. “This has just come up recently.” Other school districts have Leave Buy Back policies for retiring staff members. It rewards staff for staying on the job ...