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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson Public Schools still faces over 200 unfilled teacher positions with less than a month to go before school starts. However, the number is down from 218 last week.
Human Resources Director Carol Dorsey tells The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1zEtNjD the majority of the open positions are for special education teachers. There are openings listed on the district's website for special education positions, for math and for science.
Wingfield High has the most vacancies at 13.
If positions remain unfilled at the start of the school year, certified retired teachers and substitute teachers fill in until a permanent replacement is found. In Jackson, substitute teachers are only required to have a four-year college degree, though Dorsey notes they must attend substitute teaching workshops like one the district had last week.
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