School layoffs: 2,005 still face job losses
By Fermin Leal and Scott Martindale/Orange County Register
Orange County school districts have rehired nearly half the certificated staff – the group that includes permanent teachers – originally slated for layoffs, but still plan to cut as many as 2,005 other workers. The big list includes more than 1,000 temporary teachers, plus classified, support staff. It only reflects posts in which an individual is being let go, not those where hours are being reduced or vacant posts going unfilled. Some of the posts, especially for classified workers, represent part-time posts. (more...)