substitute teacher

noun

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

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The Francis Scott Key High School substitute teacher who police say died by apparent suicide earlier this week in a Taneytown park was the subject of a criminal investigation that began before his death, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office confirmed Friday. Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025 Days later, a substitute teacher in Fort Worth ISD came under fire for a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, inviting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to come to his school and make arrests. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2025 Devine is a substitute teacher who lives on Boston Street in Altadena. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 West, a substitute teacher, had recently taken on a permanent role. Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for substitute teacher 

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