Can student teachers be substitute teachers?
• In an emergency situation, the student teacher may be used as a substitute teacher for the cooperating teacher provided that a member of the school faculty is designated to serve in a supervisory capacity and provided that the student teacher has achieved the degree of competency to continue the educational program. An emergency situation is defined as: • the cooperating teacher cannot notify the school administrator of failure to arrive on time, • the regular faculty member becomes suddenly ill, • the regular faculty member is called away from school due to an urgent family matter, • or any other similar emergency. • The student teacher may not serve as a substitute teacher for any faculty member other than the cooperating teacher. • It is considered advisable that a student teacher not be used as a substitute for more than one (1) day. • The office of student teaching must be notified if the student teacher is to be used as a substitute teacher.
