substitute teacher
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One day, in fourth grade, we had a substitute teacher who wrote her last name—Mills—on the board.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Camarillo, a substitute teacher, is also scared for her students.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Kimberly Ann Polk was previously a substitute teacher in Montgomery County, Md., until the district enforced its policy to require addressing students with the pronouns of their asserted gender identities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Managing the logistics and soothing the distraught women, prosecutors allege, was Jennifer Powers, 45, a former model for Hawaiian Tropic and substitute teacher who was arrested along with Rubin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
Emma had had a substitute teacher that day.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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