Teacher Layoffs

Does OPS really have to layoff teachers in order to make up for the end of federal stimulus money? I understand budget cuts and small changes to save a few bucks. But teacher layoffs? When I went to OPS, we didn't have any third grade teachers for years due to lack of funding. Kids had to be bussed to other schools in order to attend third grade. Let me tell you from first hand experience, mixed classrooms and a lack of teachers does nothing to further the education of children. OPS should not be forced to make these layoffs. Instead, the city and state need to step up in order to save the education of countless children in the future.

Shelby Pieper

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