Cleveland School Board to lay off about 800 – 545 teachers
Cleveland Plain Dealer article may be of interest to some of you following the financial trials and tribulations of Ohio schools, (link):
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland school board went budget cutting on a grand scale Tuesday, approving layoffs for about 10 percent of its 8,000 employees.
True to forecasts, the board voted to lay off 545 teachers and 117 support staff, effective in June. To that were added more than 100 principals and assistant principals.
Six of the eight board members present voted to approve separate resolutions to lay off teachers, support personnel and administrators. The board made its decision after meeting privately for more than an hour. During that time, teachers stood and loudly sang “We Shall Not be Moved” and other songs.
You have to feel for these teachers, they’ve spent alot of time and funds getting their education and finding jobs.
I understand their desire not to be moved, yet I wonder if they understand that might mean they won’t be paid….
You cannot squeeze blood from a stone no matter how determined you may be.
April 21st, 2010 at 12:41 pm