The county has approved $250,000 towards ABSS. The school system hopes this money will help delay proposed layoffs.
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — The Alamance Burlington School System received a lifeline Monday morning allowing them to delay proposed layoffs amid a budget crisis.
The school system said the proposed reduction in force would impact 60 employees. ABSS spokesperson, Les Atkins explained the majority of the impacted positions were supported by ESSER funds. ESSER funding is COVID-19 relief money that was designated to school systems on behalf of the government.
Atkins said the school system is relieved to receive these funds from the county and is hopeful it will keep them from laying off dozens of employees at least until the end of this school year.
“This will really help us and buy us some time, if you will, between now and the end of the year to really take a hard look at our finances even more. I mean we …