Chicago Public Schools Lays Off 161 Workers, Including 15% of Crossing Guards

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Chicago Public Schools lays off 161 workers, including 15% of crossing guards

Chicago Public Schools’ crossing guard staff were cut by 15% Friday as the district announced sweeping layoffs in an effort to fill a projected $734 million budget shortfall.

Chicago Public Schools lays off 161 workers in cost-cutting move

Many of those cut are crossing guards. Another 209 open positions were eliminated in an effort to close a projected $734 million budget gap, the school district said Friday. Cuts to teaching and school-based staff could come in July.