by Alvin Reiner - Press Republican.com
Though local high schools have a fairly even percentage of male and female instructors, male elementary teachers are few and far between.
In kindergarten to grade 3, they are virtually non-existent.
A sampling of 18 North Country elementary schools showed a total of 419 teachers, of which 380 are female and 39 male.
Good Atmosphere
At Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, long-term substitute Brannigan Bryant's low, calm voice sharply contrasts with the high-pitched excitability emanating from the fourth-grade girls and boys.
