Sarasota schools ask parents to consider substitute teaching as need doubles during omicron wave
School districts in the Bay Area are getting creative as they work through staffing challenges made worse by the recent COVID-19 omicron wave.
In an email to families this week, Sarasota County Public Schools asked parents to consider taking a job as a substitute teacher.
Hillsborough County Public Schools is facing a similar situation.
Kriete told board members that teachers are "losing their minds" and feel over-worked as they fill for other staff members. He told FOX 13 difference in staffing levels now in comparison to pre-pandemic levels is staggering.
Sarasota County Public Schools doesn't require a college or teaching degree to be a sub, although they do help. Pay ranges from $105 to about $150 a day depending on the substitute's education level.