Middle or high school students can be divided into other classes. Or, other teachers fill in during their free periods. In Highland Park, substitute teachers are also hard to come by. On occasion, office staff members, who double as instructional aides, have had to step in for absent teachers. With competition for subs so fierce, Highland Park offers pay incentives.
Similar incentives are in place in Plano and Arlington.
Teachers say they feel guilty calling in sick not knowing what's happening in their absence. Students say they know from experience with subs. Little knows she faces an uphill battle just by being here, but gives her very best, lesson plan or not. All Rights Reserved. Get personalized traffic reports.