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Old 02-25-2011, 11:10 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY View Post
corrections to my post - they were firings, not lay offs.
It seems that the teachers union asked for them to change it from "terminations" to "layoffs", but the board refused. By terminating all the teachers, they can circumvent the "seniority" provision in bringing teachers back for the next school year.

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