TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Board of Education voted to make some rules from the COVID-19 pandemic permanent.
Those rules allow anyone 18 or older with a high school diploma to apply for an emergency substitute license. It’s a move aimed at mitigating the impact of the ongoing teacher shortage and could provide more options when teachers need to call out on short notice.
“I think it’s a win for substitutes, for education, for teachers in general,” THS Substitute Teacher, Lyndsey Stamper said. “It also gives the teachers a luxury of taking time off and not having to worry about whether there is going to be somebody there or finding other teachers to cover their classes.”
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The change doesn’t affect full-time teaching licenses, only short-term coverage. Applicants will still need a background check and district approval.
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