KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Students at East Forsyth High School walked out on Friday morning in protest of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ reduction-in–force plan.
Video of the walkout shows a large group of students, several of whom are holding signs and chanting in protest.
On Tuesday night, education officials voted 6-3 to cut 344 jobs.
The jobs cut and projected savings are listed below:
- 36 Assistant Principal positions ($2,797,694.88)
- 9 Assistant Principal positions from trade-ins ($750,648.03)
- 11 Central Administration positions ($1,104,325.40)
- 6 District-Based Licensed Staff ($445,846.62)
- 33 District-Based Non-Instructional Support Positions ($1,662,677.41)
- 52 School-Based Non-Instructional Support positions ($433,500)
- 37.75 Testing Coordinator positions ($1,336,500.72)
- 61.9 Exceptional Children Teacher ($3,081,725.32)
- 97 Exceptional Children Teacher Assistants ($3,307,036.16)
The reaction is still strong coming from parents, teachers and the community, particularly as it pertains to the cuts on exceptional children teachers and assistants.
A mother, who did not want to be identified, said her heart was broken as she tried to explain to her son, who is an exceptional children student, that some of his teachers won’t be at school anymore…