It is a Christmas shock that’s turned some people’s holiday cheer upside down. Now, one group vows to fight back.
Starting Jan. 1st, the School District of Philadelphia will officially part ways with 141of its employees. According to a Philadelphia Inquirer report, the district began mailing off layoff notices on Wednesday to several school nurses, library assistants, non-teaching assistants and other employees.
Earlier this year, the district announced it would be laying-off some of its employees, but notices weren’t sent out until this week.
Jerry Jordan, president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, told the Inquirer that the group will fight the district’s decision.
A district spokesman has not yet commented on the layoffs.