Tulsa Public Schools is making changes to try to get more substitute teachers.
The district says there is always a shortage of substitutes, but the pandemic is making the problem much worse.
TPS leaders say they're seeing 75 percent fewer substitute teachers this year than they usually do. It's why they're doing things like raising pay for subs to convince more people to sign up.
As students at Tulsa Public Schools return to in-person learning this week, district leaders are calling for volunteers to substitute teach.
TPS says they normally see about 400 substitutes each year, but this year that's down to about one hundred.