FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Broward County School Board is preparing to vote on a proposal that could cut hundreds of jobs.
Declining enrollment has led Broward County Public Schools to cut jobs for the first time in 20 years.
“Clearly, we don’t want to affect anything,” said School Board member Debra Hixon. “Having to do this is extremely difficult.”
In the last three years, the district lost 25,000 students, and they are projected to lose 10,000 more next year.
This latest proposal would cut about 809 positions, generating $41.3 million in savings.
Superintendent Howard Hepburn has maintained that the cuts will not impact students directly.
“I do not want our teachers impacted, and I do not want our students impacted by the lack of having no teachers in our system,” said School Board member Adam Cervera.
Some of the jobs on the chopping block include counselors, behavioral support staff and social workers.
Ultimately, the School Board pushed back the vote to a later date.
Board members will workshop the plan during a meeting on May 11, then a week later on May 19 they will hold a formal vote.
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