Pink slips loom at several LI school districts

Teachers and staff at several Long Island school districts may soon find themselves out of a job. News 12 Long Island has learned that some districts, including Commack, South Huntington, and Wyandanch,

News 12 Staff

Apr 9, 2009, 4:47 PM

Updated 5,674 days ago

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Teachers and staff at several Long Island school districts may soon find themselves out of a job.
News 12 Long Island has learned that some districts, including Commack, South Huntington, and Wyandanch, have put teachers and staff on notice. In South Huntington, the superintendent says about 24 teachers may lose their jobs because of the economic crisis and lack of state aid.
Charlene Vienne has three school aged kids and fears layoffs will hurt their education. "The classes will be bigger," says Vienne. "How are they going to handle it with one or two teachers in a classroom? Are they all going to get the same nourishment they need?"
Officials from Wyandanch and Commack schools say a final decision on layoffs will be made at each district's upcoming board meeting. South Huntington officials say they have no specific date as for when a final decision will be made.