Santa Rosa Cuts 121 Support Jobs; 260 Teachers May Be Next

April 1, 2009

The pink slips have been delivered to over 100 educational support personnel in Santa Rosa County, and over 250 teaching positions could be cut next.

A total of 121 non-teaching positions are beign cut in Santa Rosa County due to a multi-million dollar budget shortfall for the district. School officials say that as many as 260 teaching positions may also be eliminated.

The teaching cuts are expected to be mostly non-tenured positions.

Comments

2 Responses to “Santa Rosa Cuts 121 Support Jobs; 260 Teachers May Be Next”

  1. NN on April 1st, 2009 12:21 pm

    It means more students per teacher…a disturbing situation for both teachers and students.

  2. L>G> on April 1st, 2009 8:20 am

    what in the world is going to happen to the kids and the teachers that are left?