40 Teacher Lay Off In San Marcos
Written by admin on May 11, 2010
Ugh. Really, just ugh.
Trustees in the San Marcos Unified School District approved final layoff notices for 40 teachers Monday night as a step to help offset a projected $15 million budget shortfall in the next school year.
Michael DeVries, president of the San Marcos Educators Association, pleaded with the board to rescind at least some of the layoff notices originally announced on March 8 because several teachers have taken early retirements or resigned since then.
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Len Judd said the layoffs will save the district about $2 million.
Besides the permanent teachers receiving layoff notices, the district is not rehiring 130 temporary teachers, including 41 who are working full time.
The district last year sent layoff notices to teachers in 50 full-time positions, but later rescinded the notices after the district received federal stimulus money.
Really, it’s just so sad. Teachers are the LAST ones that should be getting this treatment.
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