The San Diego Unified School District is cutting jobs and vacant positions in an effort to close a $47 million budget gap next school year. The district says about 70 employees could ultimately lose their jobs as part of the cost-saving plan.
District leaders said the cuts are designed to keep reductions as far away from the classroom as possible, but union leaders and affected workers argue students will still feel the impact.
“They have the person who sees them at the gate, the person who feeds them, the person who drives them to school,” said Union Chapter President Dawn Basques. “And now they’re just going to be gone.”…