New Bedford area substitute teachers offer continuity, valuable lessons
NEW BEDFORD — The days of walking into a classroom, seeing a substitute teacher and expecting a movie day are long gone due to COVID-19. While teachers are highly valued, even considered by some to be "superheroes" amid the pandemic, they aren't immune to viruses, and replacements must be in place in case they cannot be present in the classroom. That's where substitute teachers have played a key role this year in keeping students on track with their academic lessons. Pre-pandemic, each school district had a pool of substitute teachers who were paid on an hourly or daily basis and were ca...