Cypress School District Board rejects staff prepared cutback memos

In dramatic fashion, the embattled Board of Trustees for the Cypress Elementary School District voted down two resolutions to consider layoffs until the top certificated and administrative staff put themselves on it as potential candidates for elimination or reduction.

Due to overspending by the administration, the board has been put in a precarious position of cutting $3.3 million from the budget just to balance the budget.

The board held a special meeting on Feb. 11 to discuss the situation and the tension carried over into its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12…

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