Teacher's union says budget cuts should not impact classroom

Teacher's union says budget cuts should not impact classroom

The coronavirus is decimating budgets across the board -- including at the Clark County School District.

Millions of dollars are missing, but as Sean DeLancey reports, the teacher's union says that should not effect the classroom.

THE CLASSROOM.IT COMES AFTER CCSD APPROVED ABUDGET THAT INCLUDES A NEARLY40 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGETSHORTFALL.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY HAS MORE - FROMDISTRICT HEADQUARTERS.SEAN DELANCEY THE CORONAVIRUSIS DECEMATING BUDGETS ACROSSTHE BOARD - - AND IT'S GOING TOBE NO DIFFERENT AT SCHOOLS HEREIN THE VALLEY.MILLIONS ARE MISSING - - BUTTHE CLARK COUNTY EDUCATIONASSOCIATION SAYS THAT SHOULDNOT AFFECT THE CLASSROOM.VO THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLBOARD PASSED A TENTATIVEBUDGET JUST YESTERDAY - -SHOWING A PROJECTED SHORTFALLOF 38 MILLION BUCKS.THAT LOSS COMES FROM A LOSS OFLOCAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TAXES -GOVERNMENT SERVICE TAXES - -AND A DIRECTIVE THAT THE STATECOULD CUT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEDISTRIBUTIVE SCHOOL ACCOUNT.87 PERCENT OF SCHOOL SPENDINGGOES TO SALARIES AND BENEFITSFOR EMPLOYEES - - SO MANY FEARTHAT CASH GAP WILL HAVE TO BEFILLED BY CUTTING BENEFITS -PAY - OR POSITIONS IN THEALREADY STRAINED DISTRICT.C-C-E-A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHNVELLARDITA SAYS CUTTING - - ISNOT THE WAY OUT.JOHN VELLARDITA/CLARK COUNTYEDUCATION ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR "YOU KNOW, THEY'RETALKING 38, 40 MILLION DOLLARS,YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE DON'T THINKTHAT'S THE END OF IT.WE WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF ABIGGER NUMBER EMERGES, ANDFRANKLY I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUCAN FIND THAT MONEY IN THISSCHOOL DISTRICT.I THINK WE'RE AT THE BONE RIGHTNOW." VOC VELLARDITA CALLS ANYCUTS THAT AFFECT THE CLASSROOM- A "LINE IN THE SAND" - -BRINGING BACK MEMORIES OF LAST17 MILLION DOLLARS - FOR RAISESAND BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS.LESS THAN HALF OF THISCURRENT BUDGET CRUNCH.DURING YESTERDAY'S MEETING -CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JASONGOUDIE SAID THE STATE NEEDS TOCOME UP WITH A LOT MORE DETAILON WHAT IS BEING CUT AND WHATISN'T - - BEFORE THE DISTRICTCAN GET A FINAL PLAN TOGETHER.SEAN DELANCEY WE WILL BETALKING WITH SUPERINTENDENTJESUS JARA ANY MOMENT NOW - -TO GET SOME ANSWERS TO LOOMINGQUESTIONS FOR TEACHERS AND KIDS- - AND BRING THAT TO YOU AT3:00.FOR NOW - - SEAN DELANCEY - -13 ACTION NEWS.SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS STORES ATTHE GALLERIA MALL CAN NOW