Budget Problems
In order to lower their $36.7 million budget gap, the San Juan Unified School District to laid-off hundreds of teachers, school nurses, conselers, administrators, librarians, technicians, and more.
Along with the lay-offs, class sizes increased dramatically and some school programs were cut.
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