Oregon school board eliminates 8 positions

5/17/2011
BLADE STAFF

The Oregon Board of Education Tuesday night agreed to lay off eight classified personnel related to the closing of Wynn Elementary for next school year.

Positions to be eliminated are a school nurse, six cafeteria employees, and a playground monitor. The layoffs are effective Aug. 1.

The closing of Wynn Elementary is part of Oregon City Schools’ plan to cut $2.4 million in costs annually