Dallas ISD substitute teachers are being offered an additional $50 per day to help with a teacher shortage caused by the COVID-19 omicron variant.
The Dallas Independent School District will give substitute teachers more money to make up for a teacher shortage caused by the COVID-19 omicron variant.The district said more than 200 of its 10,000 teachers were out sick last week.
"We’re seeing an uptick in the number who test positive, having to request quite a few subs. One strategy is central staff are subbing in several of our classrooms," said Sherry Christian, Dallas ISD’s deputy chief of staff.Dallas ISD said teachers who test positive for COVID-19 but do not show symptoms only have to isolate for five days.
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