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School committee member says 30 teachers face layoffs; urges council to restore 4% increase
Summary
A school committee member told the Woonsocket City Council that deep staffing cuts are coming to the district and urged the council to provide a 4% increase to the school budget to avert layoffs.
Lynn Kapiskis, a member of the Woonsocket School Committee, told the city council on Monday that the district will lay off 30 teachers and close more than 40 positions under current funding levels and urged the council to restore a 4% increase to the school appropriation.
"This year because of level funding we are going to be laying off 30 teachers. We are closing more than 40 positions," Kapiskis said.…
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