88 catholic teachers facing layoffs

88 catholic teachers are facing layoffs since the Catholic school board struggles with a deficit budget. Fred Alexander, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board chairman confirming the layoffs said that the cuts are due to an estimated deficit of $8 to $10 million because of declining enrollment. He is expecting an 800 to 1,000 decline in enrollment this fall which will drastically decrease the funding from the ministry. But Al Anderson, the local branch president of Ontario Elementary Catholic Teachers Association said that these layoffs are excessive and violating the terms of contract with teachers.

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88 Catholic teachers struggle with layoffs