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Published August 14, 2022 5:50am EDT


PARENTS FEELING THE STRAIN OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER SHORTAGE


THE SPECIAL ED TEACHER SHORTAGE HAS LED TO MORE SCHOOLS USING SUBSTITUTES WHO
SOMETIMES AREN’T FULLY CERTIFIED TO TEACH SPECIAL EDUCATION


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PARENTS FEELING THE STRAIN OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER SHORTAGE

In 2019, 43 states reported a shortage in special ed teachers. Now, it's 48. A
lot of teachers left because of the pandemic. That made it tougher on teachers
who remained.

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Seattle, WA – SEATTLE - Luke Eizen is getting ready for his second year of high
school in Seattle. 




Luke is a special education student and his mom, Sara, says he was in an
unstable learning environment last year. 

"He didn’t know the teacher," Sara Eizen said. "And, so there were so many new
things. Going into high school, that was already a big adjustment. And then to
only have a consistent qualified teacher for six weeks."



SPECIAL ED PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS PLAGUED BY STAFFING SHORTAGES: EXPERTS



Luke didn’t have a qualified special education teacher for most of the last
school year. Sara’s worried this could hurt his long-term education. 



Sara Eizen is getting her son, Luke, ready for his second year of high school.
(Fox News)

"I’m frustrated," Eizen said. "I’m angry. I’m upset. I also don’t want to give
up. I want to fight for my son’s education." 

In 2019, 43 states reported a shortage in special education teachers. Last year,
it jumped to 48. A lot of teachers left because of the pandemic. And that made
it tougher on teachers who remained. 



AS TEACHER SHORTAGE GROWS, SOME SCHOOLS SCRAMBLE BEFORE NEW YEAR

"In the midst of COVID, so many teachers have retired that have been emotionally
drained from the experience that we’ve been under," said special education
teacher Danielle Kovach. "The workload doesn’t go away." 



The shortage has led to more schools using substitutes who sometimes aren’t
fully certified to teach special education. 




43 states reported a shortage of special education teachers in 2019. (Fox News)

"Not having that teacher in that classroom that has been trained and is
certified to work with individuals with disabilities is a challenge," Kovach
said. 

Luke had a year and a half of remote learning during the pandemic. Sara doesn’t
know how her son is going to get back on track. 

SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCREASINGLY HIRING FOREIGN TEACHERS TO FILL SHORTAGES




"I don’t feel confident for next year," Eizen said. "Luke has three years left
of school and sadly, we have yet to have a solid teacher."

48 states are reporting a special education teacher shortage in 2022. (Fox News)

Sara feels like she’s running out of options for Luke to get the education he
needs. 

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"I feel like a failure as a parent," Eizen said. "And this is completely out of
my control, but at the same time, I really feel like I’m failing my child."




Jake Karalexis joined Fox News in 2022 as a multimedia reporter in Seattle.



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