New Mexico asks Guard to sub for sick teachers amid omicron
By MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — New Mexico is the first state in the nation to ask National Guard troops to serve as substitute teachers as preschools and K-12 public schools struggle to keep classrooms open amid surging COVID-19 infections. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday the unprecedented effort to reopen classrooms in the