By Ryan Blackburn
Athens Banner-Herald
June 07, 2010
After absorbing the cost of state-mandated furloughs to keep teachers at work last year, Oconee County Schools just couldn't afford the expense again.
Barrow County Superintendent Wanda Creel said with the district facing unprecedented funding shortfalls, it “can’t do business as usual.”
A second wave of funding shortfalls will force one of the state's wealthiest school districts to cut into salaries for teachers.
This year, the Oconee County Board of Education - like others in school districts across the region - will have to consider furloughs and other hard-to-accept spending cuts to remain in good financial footing when school resumes in the fall, according to Randy Morrison, the assistant superintendent of financial operations.
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