Gov. Cox asks 22,000 state employees to fill in as schools face staffing crisis

State employees can take administrative leave to fill in at public and private schools, which have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.

By Connor Sanders

| Jan. 31, 2022, 5:58 p.m.

| Updated: 10:02 p.m.

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