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In reply to the discussion: child with Fragile X takes 45 minute bus ride to school [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)have anything to do with three years of steady budget cuts and the loss of over 100 positions.
This was 2009, and it was just the beginning.
'Extremely serious': Kent School District eyes drastic cuts
With a potential budget gap of up to $16 million in next year's financial plan, the Kent School District is looking at potentially painful cuts at every level, including the possible elimination of all vocal-music and physical-education specialists at the elementary school, all seventh-grade and junior-varsity athletics at the middle schools as well as ninth- and 10th-grade sports teams and several high-school junior-varsity teams.
The budget concerns also could mean increased class sizes in every grade, and the virtual elimination of professional development for teachers and staff and the mid-day and activity buses run by the district.
http://www.kentreporter.com/news/39575219.html