Amityville school district layoff plans: Total rises to 47
John Hildebrand, newsday.com
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On Monday, district officials said they would lay off the 32 teachers at the end of the school year in June, as they dealt with a budget deficit estimated at $3.6 million. Since then, the total number of projected layoffs has risen, as union leaders of various worker units were notified of district plans.
Earlier, Nakia Wolfe, president of the district's teacher union, said teacher layoffs would affect about 10% of the district's total instructional staff of 320.