WLRN Public Media | By Natalie La Roche Pietri
The Broward County school board voted to scrap 1,000 roles to save money as part of a rescue mission for its financial wellbeing.
The board decided to implement the drastic reduction in staff, first proposed in mid-April, on Monday. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members have often spoken about the need to downsize district staff to make it proportional to shrinking student enrollment.
The proposal had provoked intense outcry from employees and the community, begging board members to reconsider.
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