A number of Delaware school districts have been handing out pink slips and have decided not to fill open positions as they await a final decision on cuts in the education budget.
The Wilmington News Journal reports there were 22 layoffs in the Appoquinimink district.
Governor John Carney says the reduction in education spending is necessary with a looming $400-million budget deficit.
But Cary said the districts do have to the option of raising taxes without a referendum to meet some of the shortfall under his spending plan.
The governor’s budget proposal must still get though the General Assembly.
