Student Teacher Substitute Policy

George Mason University prohibits student teachers to teach any student or class in absence of the mentor teacher or a properly credentialed substitute teacher. In the event the mentor teacher will be absent, the student teacher may be hired as a substitute if properly credentialed by the school district. The decision to hire the student teacher rests with with the mentor teacher and school-site principal. If the student teacher is not officially hired and is expected to teach, the mentor teacher and school-site principal is responsible for hiring a substitute who will accept liability for all students and classes, including those with whom the student teacher is assigned to work.