Salem Keizer Public Schools to lay off hundreds of staff members on Friday

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Several employees within the Salem Keizer Public Schools system will receive bad news Friday as the district issues layoffs.

Last month, the Salem-Keizer School Board unanimously approved $71 million in budget cuts for the 2024-25 school year, ushering in hundreds of staff cuts in the process.

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The district canceled classes on May 17 to allow “time and space for supervisors...