Antioch School Board Votes To Authorize Nearly 300 Layoffs To Counter Deficit

Antioch School Board Votes To Authorize Nearly 300 Layoffs To Counter Deficit

In a split vote on Wednesday, the Antioch Unified School District Board of Education moved to authorize roughly 300 layoffs to counter a $30 million deficit. The cuts would hit special education departments particularly hard, with layoffs for department directors and the slashing of multiple paraeducator and paraprofessional positions, who are teaching assistants in special ed classrooms. The votes for two items on the agenda involving cuts …