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School Board Chair Discusses Budget on Fox5 News

Chair Verjeana M. Jacobs talked about the $85 million budget shortfall.

County School Board Chair Verjeana M. Jacobs spoke on Fox5 News to answer questions concerning the $85 million budget shortfall and Superintendent William R. Hite's proposal to cut 1,100 teaching positions in the school system.

The $85 million deficit is in addition to $70 million in cuts Hite proposed in December.

Jacobs said the board of education is concerned about the cuts and have been combing through the budget proposals to find what is most critical, but said for a school system like Prince George's everything is critical.

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