6/12/13 - The Brighton Area Schools Board of Education Monday night approved the layoffs of 10 certified teachers due to declining enrollment and to save money as the district strives to erase a legacy deficit that stands at $7.4 million. Actually, the district will lose a total of 21 teachers next fall, but the majority of the departures will be the result of attrition â in other words, early retirements and resignations. Superintendent Greg Gray tells WHMI heâs grateful that the district has only had to lay off 10 teachers, when it could have been much worse. The loss of the 21 teachers will bring faculty numbers down to 275-280. Brighton, with an enrollment of about 6,000 students this year, at one time had about 7,000 students and has been forced to close two schools due to declining enrollment. The district is projecting up to 200 fewer students in the coming year, after several years in a row of 150-200 student losses. If the erosion in student numbers isnât halted, the district will be looking at closing another school in a few years. (JM)
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