: a teacher who teaches a class when the usual teacher is not available
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Detectives said Gonzales was a substitute teacher at schools in the Lynwood and Compton area.—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025 Diana Isom, a 28-year-old substitute teacher, said PBS programs have made a difference for her autistic son, who initially had difficulty speaking and walking but now is at kindergarten level while still in preschool.—Kim Chandler, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025 Gonzalez told Kris 6 News that an assistant principal at the school had told her that the incident occurred after a substitute teacher mixed up names, thinking Zayden was a bus rider rather than a car rider.—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 In a three-way race between first-time candidates, Julie Aldridge, a substitute teacher in Olathe who was endorsed by the pro-choice Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, defeated her main rival, Melissa Hershey, a registered nurse and paraprofessional who was endorsed by Kansans for Life.—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for substitute teacher
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