SPRINGFIELD – Due to a $2.34 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year, Springfield Public Schools (SPS) will implement a massive staffing reduction effective Jan. 30, eliminating 36 positions, including 27 certified full-time equivalent employee layoffs.
The news has prompted student protests during lunch breaks and petitions circulating by former students to recall the board members who voted in favor, with one petitioner, Ky Fireside, stating that “When a district chooses mid-year layoffs, the…
