Drop in substitute teachers in N.S. ‘largely’ due to COVID-19

There’s been a dramatic drop in the number of substitute teachers in the province, and the outgoing president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says COVID-19 is largely to blame. Paul Wozney says the pandemic is continuing to put pressure on teachers across the province. Amber Fryday reports.

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