Budget Crunch Spurs Expectations of Increase in Pink Slips

From the April 6th issue. This really hit home hard. I hear about this everywhere. Even in Corvallis, Albany and Salem schools. This is going on everywhere and it really brings on low morale for teachers. At Monica Iniguez' Elementary school in Los Angeles, 52 teachers were given pink slips. That is almost half of the teachers. The scary part is no one knows who is going to really get the boot. The article suggests that pink slips are supposed to give teachers adequate notice so they can find other employment. However, Mrs. Iniquez tells us that it is damaging for teacher morale and also for the relationship between teachers and their administrators, As she put it, "this is ridiculous...we are putting out lives on hold". Makes me wonder...will it always be like this....will I too have to endure yearly pink slips and the unending uneasiness of not knowing if I will be working the following year and if so where?