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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 06:15 AM Jul 2020

Substitute teachers could be scarce if coronavirus spreads in classrooms

Tricia Latulippe is a substitute teacher for two Cherokee County elementary schools where she’s missed spending time with children and is looking forward to going back in August — but she has reservations.

“How is it possible to social distance in a classroom of 25 to 30?” she said. “Instead of saying ‘no talking,’ it will be replaced by ‘mask this, mask that, wash your hands, sanitize your desk and everything you touched.’ What position does that put teachers and administrators in? It seems like an impossible task to expect of employees.”

Cherokee County, like most other Georgia school systems that have announced reopening plans, plans to offer either face-to-face instruction with additional safety measures or distance learning over the internet. Employees will be required to wear masks when social distancing is not possible, but students will not.

Substitute teachers like Latulippe could be in high demand as state guidelines suggest any teacher, student or other school employee exposed to COVID-19 quarantine for 14 days before returning to school.

Read more: https://georgiarecorder.com/2020/07/15/substitute-teachers-could-be-scarce-if-coronavirus-spreads-in-classrooms/

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Substitute teachers could be scarce if coronavirus spreads in classrooms (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP
No one in their right mind would sub for minimum wage and no insurance. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #1
I'm a substitute teacher, and I definitely receive Upthevibe Jul 2020 #2

Upthevibe

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2. I'm a substitute teacher, and I definitely receive
Fri Jul 17, 2020, 10:06 AM
Jul 2020

a lot more than minimum wage (thank goodness). I make what I consider to be a decent salary. The requirements include having a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university (minimum), passing the CBEST exam, a variety of workshops, additional testing (through the agency where I'm employed), and a variety of other prerequisites.

I'm in California and I assume the requirements vary from state to state. (My agency also had health insurance and other benefits).

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