Dozens of parents, students and staff gave emotional testimony at the Anchorage School Board meeting on Tuesday night after the district released a draft budget last week that makes significant cuts to programs and activities.
The budget would eliminate four positions from the Alaska School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Several parents, staff, and a student described the cuts as dire. They spoke to the board through interpreters, asking for American Sign Language-fluent staff to remain at the school…