Hays CISD expands substitute recruiting, asks parents to step up if they can

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Raise your hand if you're a parent, willing to step into a substitute teacher role, due to COVID-19 staff shortages.
That's a new call Hays CISD is putting out, directing principals on all campuses to start recruiting parents who may be able to help.On Tuesday, Hays CISD said it needed 292 substitute teachers. On average this time of year, the district told KXAN it would usually only have about 185 requests. A spokesperson for the district credits the roughly ad