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Teachers, parents and residents urge board to protect programs and demand transparency on finances
Summary
At the public budget forum dozens of residents, parents and teachers testified that proposed cuts threaten electives and after-school programs; speakers demanded personnel lists, full treasurer reports and evidence that past overspending will not recur.
Dozens of community members spoke in the forum section of the board meeting, urging trustees to preserve classroom programs and demanding greater transparency about how the deficit developed.
Matthew Kinnickson, a 30‑year teacher who said he will retire in June, told the board he was "devastated" and asked for accountability and specific answers about administrative overspending and the resignation of a business official. Other…
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