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LAUSD furlough deal sparks anger, relief
- 03-30-2010
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Trinidad Hernandez, who teaches fifth grade at Sunnybrae Elementary in Woodland Hills, was crushed earlier this month when she received a pink slip notifying her that her services would no longer be needed by Los Angeles Unified next year. But an announcement this weekend of a tentative furlough deal between the teachers union and the school district – shortening the academic year by one week and saving 2,000 jobs – left her teary-eyed with relief. "This could mean I get the chance to still do what I love to do for another year," said Hernandez, who has taught for six years and believes her job would be among those spared under the deal. "I became a teacher because my fifth grade teacher was the best...she made me feel that teaching was a wonderful career because it changes people's lives and I truly feel that is 100 percent true." (more...)
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