BATTLE GROUND — Many in the room sniffled and shed tears as the Battle Ground school board on Monday unanimously approved teacher and administrator layoffs in response to last week’s levy failure. The district will cut $20 million from next school year’s budget.
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Source: The Columbian
Battle Ground schools: ‘No matter how much we don’t want this to happen, cuts are going to happen’
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