ANTELOPE VALLEY : Struggling School District to Lay Off 39 More Workers
Trustees of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, struggling to keep the district solvent, have voted to lay off another 39 non-teaching employees, despite emotional warnings from principals and others that the district’s schools are heading for a collapse.
The latest round of layoffs, the fourth this year, brings to about 140 the number of employees dismissed, about a 15% staff reduction. The six-campus, 12,835-student district has been struggling to recover from a budget shortfall of $12 million.
The layoffs are expected to save the district about $500,000 for the remainder of the school year and will enable the district to balance its budget for now. But officials warned more cuts may be needed later in the school year.
Board members voted 4 to 1 for the layoffs, warning that the district otherwise could face a state takeover.
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