Not ruled out: School holds off on cutting teachers

The Colfax School District has no immediate plans for layoffs for next school year, but has not completely ruled out the possibility, according to Superintendent Michael Morgan.

The district must cut $195,000 from its budget for the next school year, a cut created by income loss in state funding.

That cut totals almost three percent of the district’s $6,549,262 budget for the current school year, according to business manager Reece Jenkin.

After an executive session during the school board meeting Monday, Morgan announced they would not be laying off any teachers at this time.

“We have not mad...