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Southampton County board approves FY26 operating budget with staffing cuts after reduced county funding
Summary
The Southampton County School Board approved its FY26 operating budget after county supervisors provided $2.4 million less than requested, prompting removal of requested new positions and potential cuts to 15 current instructional posts unless enrollment rebounds.
The Southampton County School Board on Monday approved a revised FY26 local operating budget after the Board of Supervisors provided less local funding than requested, requiring the district to remove proposed positions and contemplate reductions to existing staff.
The board voted to adopt the budget as presented after discussion; two members voted no. Dr. Shannon (school division presenter) told the board that the county approved a level of local funding that was $2,404,076 less than the district requested. "Now we've been talking about this over the last couple of months because that was what they had, recommended was level funding for the operating budget," Dr. Shannon said during the discussion.
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