The Hill
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has registered to become licensed as a substitute teacher as part of a push to address COVID-19-related staffing shortages at schools and child care centers.
The governor does not have prior experience in education but expects to be placed as a substitute in an elementary school next week, according to CNN.
"There aren't any other options," the governor said, asking for the public's help to register more substitute teachers, CNN reported.
"This work will not require the Lt. Gov. to act as governor," Grisham's press secretary Nora Sackett also told the outlet.
The governor is one of 100 people, including 50 National Guard members and 50 state employees, to sign up for the "Supporting Teachers and Families” initiative announced last week, CNN noted.
