BOARD MEMBERS OF THE PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVED PRELIMINARY LAYOFF NOTICES YESTERDAY, FOR MORE THAN 1-HUNDRED TEACHERS. IN ALL, 124 TEACHERS ARE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE PRELIMINARY NOTICES, HOWEVER THAT NUMBER COULD BE REDUCED BY THE TIME THE LAYOFFS ARE FINALIZED. MEANWHILE, SCHOOL LEADERS WERE OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND A FUNDING SOURCE TO KEEP SCHOOL LIBRARIES OPEN. THE LIBRARIES FACE POSSIBLE CLOSURE IF THAT MONEY DOES NOT MATERIALIZE, AFTER AN INJECTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE RUN OUT.
