1 of 3 Wilson High School substitute teacher Denise Magalotti and student Riley Yetter, 16, as Magalotti recently lead a dance workshop class. Magalotti is among the group of substitute teachers that the district employs in the pandemic. Some districts are finding it's easier to get through the pandemic with a stable of substitutes that are employed daily. BEN HASTY â READING EAGLE Substitute teacher Denise Magalotti, front, dances with her students recently at Wilson High School where Magalotti was leading a dance workshop. The shortage of substitute teachers was a statewide and nationwide problem before the pandemic, but the coronavirus has made it worse. Some district employ a daily group of substitutes.