Alabama: Schools Face Shortage of Substitute Teachers Due to ObamaCare

CLARK Unlike a lot ░░░░░░░░ other professions if a ░░░░░░░░ calls in sick a ░░░░░░░░ must be found And ░░░░░░░░ systems are always struggling ░░░░░░░░ find enough qualified substitutes ░░░░░░░░ It s difficult in ░░░░░░░░ to find the subs ░░░░░░░░ we need And of ░░░░░░░░ we d like to ░░░░░░░░ certified subs but sometimes ░░░░░░░░ s difficult to obtain ░░░░░░░░ Marshall County superintendent Tim ░░░░░░░░ says that job could ░░░░░░░░ even harder next year ░░░░░░░░ the system falls under ░░░░░░░░ rules of the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act or ObamaCare The ░░░░░░░░ says anyone who works ░░░░░░░░ than 30 hours a ░░░░░░░░ is considered full time ░░░░░░░░ must be offered health ░░░░░░░░ NABORS When they can ░░░░░░░░ work so many hours ░░░░░░░░ week it puts even ░░░░░░░░ bigger burden If those ░░░░░░░░ if we have to ░░░░░░░░ them they have to ░░░░░░░░ over that then we ░░░░░░░░ to offer them insurance ░░░░░░░░ have to pay a ░░░░░░░░ which you know hurts ░░░░░░░░ CLARK Nabors says that ░░░░░░░░ create a shortage of ░░░░░░░░ especially later in the ░░░░░░░░ But his biggest concern ░░░░░░░░ if a teacher has ░░░░░░░░ be away for a ░░░░░░░░ period of time NABORS ░░░░░░░░ you ve got maternity ░░░░░░░░ or if you ve ░░░░░░░░ someone that s sick ░░░░░░░░ has to be out ░░░░░░░░ extended period of time ░░░░░░░░ know you don t ░░░░░░░░ to bring two different ░░░░░░░░ in CLARK Nabors says ░░░░░░░░ doesn t know what ░░░░░░░░ will do when these ░░░░░░░░ rules take effect next ░░░░░░░░ year In Marshall County ░░░░░░░░ Clark, WHNT, News 19.”