Special education teacher shortage worries Michigan educators
FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A shortage of special education teachers in Michigan is growing worse during the pandemic.
That shortage is prompting the state to loosen restrictions just to fill gaps, but those directly affected by the problem say the state needs to act before the problem gets out of hand.
“It was a 40 percent increase in retirement from last year’s numbers,” said Kate Dupuis, a special education elementary teacher at Carrollton Public Schools.
Dupuis said the statewide teacher shortage is bad and getting worse. She’s also a mother to a daughter with special needs.