LAUREL, Del. (AP) - The Laurel School District has given layoff notices to nearly three dozen employees due to budget cuts.
The affected employees include 15 teachers, two secretaries, six custodians and 12 paraprofessionals. The 15 teachers represent 8.7 percent of the district's 172-member teaching force. The layoffs will take effect in the coming school year.
The News Journal of Wilmington reports that the district is facing a $650,000 budget shortfall. The school district has made many other cuts since last summer, including limits on travel and a hiring freeze.
The district is working with a state financial recovery team to sort through its financial problems.
