When Utah schools open and teachers become ill, there won’t likely be substitutes available, as most substitutes are retired teachers who are the most vulnerable to COVID-19. Few, if any, of these people are going to risk their own lives and the possibility of bringing the virus home to their senior spouses and other loved ones.
Ted Ottinger, Taylorsville
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