Statewide Day Of Action: Stand Up For Schools, Protest Pink Slips March 13th

Taking a rather large hit during these tough economic times is our local education system. Due to this, government funding for school programs are being cut and the dedicated individuals who work in all areas of education are being laid off. This week several Sacramento County School Districts were affected by the recent lay offs due to the current economy.

Pink slips were presented to an unknown percent of employees at many school sites in various Sacramento Schools Districts, including Folsom-Cordova Unified School District. Other local school districts effected by the lay offs are the Sac City Teachers Association, Natomas TA, San Juan TA, the Elk Grove Education Association and Twin Rivers.

Friday, March 13th 2009 is Pink Friday. Sacramento County Schools urge you to stand up for our schools and protest pink slips by coming to a rally, which will be held at the State Capitol West Steps at 4:30pm. This protest is against the cuts to public education through such actions as issuing lay off notices to employees of the public school education system. According to pinkfriday09.org, the state continues to give an inadequate level of school funding, and it’s our students and schools who are being directly affected.

The California education system is currently facing over  $11 BILLION in state budget cuts. Not only will local public schools be impacted, but colleges, universities and most importantly, the students. PinkFriday09.org states that this act will impact and change the education system for years to come, leaving in its path a generation of children with an unknown future for their education. Passionate educators are losing their jobs, taking with them the knowledge they were to pass on to our children.

To protest the recent wave of pink slips and stand up for our schools, all community members are invited to attend the rally. Whether you are a teacher, parent, student or a citizen of Rancho Cordova who supports public education, come and join the many others at the Protest Pink Slips Rally! Come wearing your association, district or school shirts, or simply wear something pink.

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Posted by Emily Cardiff on Mar 12 2009. Filed under News, Schools. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.