That's the issue facing some suburban Atlanta high schools after a round of budget cuts...
As a result of a $137-million budget shortfall, Cobb County's Board of Education is looking to wipe close to 750 jobs off the books- including, practically, one school's entire head coaching staff...
Allatoona High is only two years old, and since they're the newest school out there, tenure dictates those jobs would be first on the block...
Like the Bucs' head football, basketball, soccer, and baseball coaches... in the middle of spring practice or uncompleted seasons. Not to be outdone, Campbell High School loses their girls track coach, girls basketball assistant coach, volleyball assistant coach, and the girls swim coach...
Mike Morris, in his Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, has a quote from Jay Dillon, spokesperson for the school system: "It seems like it's unfair to everyone, and to be honest with you, it is," Cobb schools spokesman Jay Dillon told WSB. "It's just a very difficult situation."
WAGA-TV's Patty Pan was at the Board of Education meeting with some angry parents...
((HT: MyFoxAtlanta.com))
WXIA-TV's Duffie Dixon got to stand in front of a big monitor to tell her story...
((HT: 11alive.com))
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