Equal education for all

Star Tribune Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:03:47 GMT
Prior Lake-Savage approves more than $1 million in cuts

The school board made cuts for the third year in a row in what a board member called an "emotional, nasty process." Prior Lake-Savage school board members knew going into Monday night's meeting that they would be cutting an estimated $1.1 million from the district's budget. But that did not make it any easier. Fifth-grade band is gone, as well as ninth-grade B sports teams, some administration jobs, the district spelling bee and activities such as school newspapers, chess clubs and technology clubs. "I don't like it," said school board member Diane Ziemann, who has been on the school board for 21 years. "But it has to be done. It's just an emotional, nasty process."

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