SAN DIEGO — Mountain View School in Logan Heights is just one campus possibly affected by layoffs as the San Diego Unified School District tries to close a nearly $94 million budget gap for next school year.
She said the news about impending layoffs spread through their small school, quickly — even some of her former students came to her, emotional.The district has said they are doing everything they can to minimize the impact on classrooms as they navigate reducing their budget — cutting things like software or supplies where possible.
“With the flooding, and just the economic situation in this part of town, families want security their children," said Holly Hellerstedt. "It's devastating... our school is really small," said Gray Haak, a father with three kids at Mountain View.