INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Association of the Deaf is calling on the Governor and the General Assembly for help. It states this budget crisis is forcing 26 staff members to be cut, including teachers, nurses and more.
The association will also have to reduce its housekeeping contract. Every staff member will be responsible for cleaning their own classrooms, hallways, stairways and all areas besides the bathrooms.
“To cut this staff that has strong relationships with the students is not fair to our community,” said Jeffrey Spinale Jr., President of the Indiana Association of the Deaf.
The Indiana School for the Deaf is a tuition-free state public school for early childhood education and K-12 students who are deaf or hard of hearing…