Baltimore County Public Schools Feeling The Impact Of Nationwide Teacher Shortage

TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — There is simply a nationwide teachers shortage and Baltimore County Public Schools is feeling the impact.

“They had larger than mean classes erstwhile the schoolhouse twelvemonth started. It has gotten better,” said Teresa Propst, Parent.

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Teresa Propst says the request for virtual learning enactment a strain connected her child’s people earlier this year.

“I consciousness for the teachers. They are doing the champion they tin and trying to support themselves harmless and the kids,” said Propst.

This shortage has been impacting schools successful our country for immoderate time. Last month, WJZ interviewed the President of the Maryland State Education Association.

“We truly spot a situation successful teacher shortages and different staffing shortages,” said Cheryl Bost, Maryland State Education Association President.

The president of the Baltimore County Teachers Association echoes that message.

“It’s not conscionable teachers. It’s enactment staff, autobus drivers, cafeteria workers, nurses, it’s crossed the board,” said Cindy Sexton, Baltimore County Teachers Association President.

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BCPS tells WJZ that they are not going done a “critical teachers shortage close now.”

School leaders accidental due to the fact that of the size of the district, they’re ever recruiting caller workers and that they prosecute betwixt 600 and 800 teachers a twelvemonth due to the fact that of vacancies.

The territory hosts occupation fairs regularly. Parents told WJZ that the cardinal to getting much teachers is paying them more.

“They’re moving with a batch of kids past they should beryllium paid more. They’re moving with the hours aft school, they should beryllium paid more,” said Christina Clay, Parent.

Sexton says the existent occupation is that the assemblage isn’t arsenic respected arsenic it utilized to beryllium and that radical are not signing up for the job.

“Education is not ever highly respected successful our nine close now. So, it truly is simply a nine occupation to person the respect for the assemblage and truly everything that educators do,” said Sexton.

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School leaders accidental they enactment to enlistee teachers from each over. They are hosting different occupation just connected Oct. 29 for retired teachers and professionals.

Jessica Albert