Hundreds of D.C. School Employees Are Losing Their Jobs
Hundreds of employees of the public school system here will be getting pink slips for Christmas.
As many as 545 teachers and 226 administrative and support personnel are losing their jobs, Louis J. Erste, chief operating officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools, said Tuesday.
“The timeline does unfortunately coincide with the end of December,” Erste said. Union rules require 30 days’ notice, so letters must go out by Dec. 29 for the cuts to take effect when the semester ends Jan. 29.
The decision was announced after job-cut rumors began circulating among 14,058 full- and part-time personnel.
Officials said $38 million must be cut from personnel spending.
The system’s 65,099 students attend classes at 167 schools and learning centers.
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