Reply #57: Nearly 4,000 DISD (Dallas School District) Employees Could Face Layoffs

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The outlook is grim for Dallas Independent School District teachers and staff, with the district laying out a worst-case scenario to shore up expected state funding cuts.

Texas faces a revenue shortfall of at least $15 billion, and education takes a massive hit in early drafts of the next two-year state budget.

DISD said as many as 3,100 on-campus employees -- including teachers -- and 800 noncampus employees could be laid off.

"Obviously, we were in shock; we were in denial," Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said. "In fact, we had been given the worst-case scenario that the state would suffer cuts of $5 billion over the biennium, but then it turned into $5 billion per year, so that just doubled the things that we were kind of preparing for."

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Nearly-4000-DISD-Employees-Could-Face-Layoffs-116009824.html