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School vacancies: Stressful year, retirements force school divisions to look for more teachers, staff members
After a year of virtual learning and pandemic-restricted teaching, school divisions turn to hiring needs while teachers work to help children with learning gaps. Author: Evan Watson Updated: 6:20 PM EDT May 24, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. After a challenging year of teaching, some Hampton Roads school districts reported more teacher and staff vacancies than usual, saying the stress of a pandemic schoolyear contributed to more retirements and fewer teaching applicants.
“You know, reflecting over the past two years, I don’t think anyone could have prepared for it, said Ashlyn Hadley, a third grade teacher at Windsor Woods Elementary School in Virginia Beach. We are giving everything we’ve got into our classrooms.