Chula Vista Elementary School District Notifying Teachers of Layoffs –

The Chula Vista Elementary School District formally began notifying 159 teachers this week that their jobs have been eliminated.

More than 400 teachers received tentative layoff notices March 15, the annual deadline for school districts to send tentative pink slips to teachers and other school staff. On Tuesday, the school board agreed to reduce that number to 159.

“We rescinded the notices for everyone but 159 teachers,” said district spokesman Anthony Millican. “Those 159 are getting their final notices. What happens now is if there’s a positive change, we rehire them. That’s our hope. What organization wants to let go of highly trained professionals? We certainly don’t want to see them go.”

Dozens of protesters attended Tuesday’s board meeting hoping to convince district officials to save their jobs. Wolf Canyon Elementary teacher Zach Riggs was among those who left disappointed.

“I understand where they’re coming from but it’s still hard on a family like ours,” Riggs said Wednesday, the day he was notified he lost his job. “We just had a baby, and we bought a house a year ago. I’d just like them to take a look again at what their budget is and find any other way other than cutting staff.”

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