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[quote=Anonymous]At my high school (~2500 kids), a normal rate of teacher absences is 10-15, with maybe 3-4 out sick that morning and no sub coverage. In normal times, the subs that do come in would be puzzle fit to cover the periods with no sub, and occasionally another teacher would be asked to do emergency sub coverage.

This year, I think the rate started off a little less, because teachers are not taking days for things they normally would (like dr. appts). Before Christmas things got up to 10-15, maybe 20 out, due to additional teacher/teacher family quarantines, but we had fewer subs picking up jobs -10-12 needed covering. With fewer subs to fill in gaps, more teachers were called for emergency coverage. We also had more teachers that needed to be on zoom available to quarantined students during a planning period, so they couldn't cover classes. A few classes ended up being combined in the auditorium for coverage.

15 teachers out, with maybe 5 substitutes, is manageable for a couple of days. 20 teachers out is a strain. 25+ is a problem.[/quote]

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