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Substitute teachers are in high demand for school districts trying to fill vacancies in a pandemic

Across the region, substitute teachers are in high demand as school districts scramble to find replacements to fill in for regular teachers who are reluctant to return to class because of COVID-19.

Dawn Pittman in front of the Davis School in East Camden where she was a teacher for years. Camden schools are shuttered because of the pandemic and teachers are doing remote learning. Pittman wants to return to the district as a substitute when students are back in the classroom.
Dawn Pittman in front of the Davis School in East Camden where she was a teacher for years. Camden schools are shuttered because of the pandemic and teachers are doing remote learning. Pittman wants to return to the district as a substitute when students are back in the classroom.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer