A group of parents and employees are heading to Harrisburg to protest the radical cuts coming to the Philadelphia School District. Six members of the group are fasting to underline the severity of the issue.
The cash-strapped district is scheduled to cut more than 3,800 school workers next month, because of a $304 million deficit. Those cuts include 1,200 school lunch aides, which led to the protests in Philadelphia.
Six members of the community are fasting in protest of the potential cuts – and have gone without food for nearly a week. On Tuesday the protestors – along with hundreds of other educators – are scheduled to arrive in Harrisburg to push for more education funding as the lawmakers attempt to hammer out next year's state budget.
Original source: The Patriot News
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