WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida school district is scrambling to find substitute teachers after a large number of full-time teachers chose to stay home as students returned to brick and mortar classes for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.The Palm Beach County school district said 944 teachers did not show for work on Monday when students who chose the in-school option returned to classrooms.
The number was slightly lower — nearly 894 teachers, or roughly 1 of every 13 — on Tuesday, the Palm Beach Post reported.Officials said 387 substitute teachers were called in to assist on Tuesday across the district, which consist of 180 campuses.