

When that happens, Uy washes up and helps serve lunch. The district has a shortage of food service workers, so it often can't send subs. HEGYI: He was lucky to get a sub for her. Right now his cafeteria supervisor is gone. That means some mornings he's vacuuming the hallways before the kids show up because he doesn't have custodial help. And he's had a hard time finding subs when people get sick. HEGYI: That's because of severe staffing shortages across the district. And he puts on a good face for his students and staff. Hey, Friday tomorrow - I'll see you tomorrow. Principal Joseph Uy is walking the hallways. NATE HEGYI, BYLINE: It's mid-morning at Woolley Elementary School in North Las Vegas. Here's Nate Hegyi from the Mountain West News Bureau. A sign of the times - some principals are filling in as custodians and cafeteria workers.

And for a long time, it's had a problem with staffing shortages. Las Vegas has the fifth-biggest school district in the U.S.
