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Residents urge Shelton City board to restore school funding, warn 0% proposal would cut special‑education services and programs
Summary
Parents, educators and local residents told the Shelton City board that a mayoral proposal for a 0% increase to the Board of Education budget would force staff cuts and eliminate extracurriculars; speakers asked the board and Mayor Loretti to meet families and reconsider the proposal.
At a Shelton City meeting, a string of parents, teachers and residents urged elected officials to reject a proposed 0% increase to the school district budget and restore funding for special education and extracurricular programs.
Dr. Michelle Epler, president of Shelton SEPTA and a 25‑year educator, told the board the proposal “threatens to dismantle the foundation of that success,” citing testimony presented earlier that the flat budget could force elimination of “72 to 94 positions in the district and wipe out all sports and extracurricular activities.” She asked Mayor Loretti to meet with SEPTA leaders and families so officials could…
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