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Gaston County Schools announces temporary hiring freeze amid budget pressures
Gaston County Board of Education · December 16, 2025
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Summary
Superintendent Houchard told the board the district will implement a temporary hiring freeze to protect current employees while staff develop mitigation strategies; positions required by law or deemed critical may be filled with HR approval.
Superintendent Houchard told the Gaston County Board of Education that the district is instituting a temporary hiring freeze because of budget constraints affecting many school systems.
“We have made the difficult yet fiscally…
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