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Taveras announced on Tuesday that the school district intends to send out dismissal notices to its 1,926 teachers. The mayor said the unprecedented move was necessary because of the depth of the financial crisis facing the city and the schools.
School and city leaders said they were forced to issue the mass dismissal notices because of a state law that says teachers must be notified about possible layoffs or terminations by March 1.
In years past, the School Department has issued layoff notices, with the understanding that most jobs would be restored. This week, however, the department sent out notices of possible dismissal.
“Dismissal doesn’t have any recall provisions,” said Carlton Jones, the district’s chief operating officer. “If they are [laid off], they can come back on the recall list. We can’t afford to do that this year.”
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