Teachers have said that it will be more difficult for school districts to attract good teaching candidates. And Bevins’ veto of a two-year budget proposal that would have allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to public education, increasing per-pupil spending to $4,000, is a continuation of a long-standing problem of skimping on schools.
One district, Trimble County Schools has announced plans to close Friday despite of what Brent McKim said – “We have seen teachers in JCPS (Jefferson County Public Schools) and across the state in the past lose their jobs due to misuse of a sick day”.