San Diego Unified is moving forward with eliminating several hundred positions that will impact classified employees.
The unanimous vote during Tuesday's School Board meeting comes less than three weeks after a deal was reached with the teachers union.
Classified employees include bus drivers, teachers aides, custodians, special ed and cafeteria workers
Miguel Arellano, a paraeducator independence facilitator with San Diego Unified and a representative of San Diego Paraeducators Chapter 759 tells reporting partner 10 News "We are already spread thin, so, with more of a case load, it's going to be impossible to be able to service all the students that we need to have."
The district will cut 221 positions — 133 that are currently filled and 88 that are vacant — to save $19 million dollars and help address a projected $47 million deficit for the next fiscal year.
Preliminary layoff notices are expected to go out on March 15th, with final notices by May 15th.
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