The Santa Ana Unified School District passed a vote Friday night that would eliminate nearly 300 employees across its schools.
Despite the district's associate superintendent's claims, many teachers and the mayor of Santa Ana don’t agree with the numbers.
Associate Superintendent Ron Hacker presented the district's financials to the board, blaming a $187 million budget deficit on hiring during the pandemic and the ending of COVID relief funds."With those 460 additional certificated employees, from a financial standpoint,t we just can't have those certificated employees in place," said Hacker.
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