substitute teacher

noun

US
: a teacher who teaches a class when the usual teacher is not available

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On March 24, school administrators notified the East Haven Police Department about concerns involving a substitute teacher and alleged inappropriate communications with students inside a classroom at East Haven High School, according to police. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 Billings was initially hired in 2004 as a substitute teacher with the school district and was rehired in 2009 as a reading resource teacher at Dillard High School, Brennan said. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026 In the small gym in the Beirut refugee camp, Fatima Mohammad, 21, a substitute teacher and graphic designer, says the class has given her more confidence. Jane Arraf, NPR, 25 May 2026 And in Lake Forest, a 14-year-old doing wheelies on an e-motorcycle – able to reach 56 mph – struck and killed an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran walking home from his job as a substitute teacher, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for substitute teacher

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