The Springfield school board has rejected the idea of making additional cuts to middle or high school athletics… but one board member says they’re only delaying the inevitable.
The athletics budget is being cut by 15% for the next school year, a reduction of around $110,000. Director of school support Robert Schurman pleaded with the board not to make any additional cuts.
Board member Bill Looby says he is now dropping the idea of looking for additional savings from athletics for next year… but says with the district facing another multi-million-dollar deficit a year from now, further cuts to sports will be unavoidable.
