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22 more jobs saved, but School Board still votes to layoff teachers
More than 100 supporters protested the proposed cuts of credentialled teachers, librarians, nurses, social workers and others at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.
The union supporters held up paper plates with sad faces drawn on them to symbolize the actual faces, people, and lives behind the numbers.
Speaking on behalf of the superintendent, Human Resources director, Michele Modena announced that the number of staff reductions had been dropped from 114.4 to 101.9 as a result of the recommendation by the administrative law judge. An additional 22 positions were taken off the chopping block that night at the Board meeting.
UESF President Dennis Kelly expressed gratitude for the reduction in layoffs, "But, any one cut of an educator is one cut too many," he said. Kelly followed other union speakers, Susan Solomon,Bradley Reeves, Linda Plack, and Ken Tray to the microphone.
The Board of Education voted 4-3 to authorize the remaining lay-offs. Eric Mar, Sarah Lipson, and Mark Sanchez voted against the resolution. Eddie Chin, Dan Kelly, Heather Hiles, and Jill Wynns voted for the reduction in services.
School board votes to lay off teachers, librarians, counselors, nurses, S.F. Chronicle, 5/12
