ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C(WGHP) — The Alamance-Burlington School System won’t lay off almost 60 people next month after announcing a budget shortfall last week.
This doesn’t mean they may not eventually be laid off. The Alamance County Commissioner’s office announced on Monday that it is providing a $250,000 stopgap to the district.
The potential layoffs came as a shock to employees who fear this budget Band-Aid won’t be enough.
She is one of six social workers considered for layoffs. With the $250,000 Band-Aid, she and the other 53 employees threatened will keep their jobs a bit longer, but the district can’t say how long.
“I am actually currently four-and-a-half months pregnant,” said Larenilee Reynolds, a social worker at Southeast Alamance High School.
She was told last week she was among six social workers facing layoffs district-wide as part of the Reduction In Force Plan.
“I think I am not the only …