The Brief
- The East Side Union High School District board approved a proposal to cut around 45 full-time in-school positions, including teachers, counselors and social workers.
- Teachers slammed the move, saying it will impact academics, mental health and safety, but district leaders say the cuts are necessary.
- Some are holding out hope that some of the jobs could be saved, with the creation of a committee to look at possible alternative cuts.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Teachers and parents slammed cuts to education in San Jose Thursday night, saying students will suffer. The East Side Union High School District board approved a proposal to slash dozens of positions in schools—from teachers to social workers. But some are holding out hope that at least some of those jobs could still be saved.
The cuts include the equivalent of around 45 full-time in-school positions—among them eight counselors, seven social workers, five advisors and 20 classroom teachers.
Teachers blast job cuts
What they’re saying:
“With 70 percent of our youths being low income, foster youth and homeless and English learners, for those kids, they can’t get the education they deserve without these services,” said East Side Teachers Association President Jack Hamner. …