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Many also pointed out that the cuts were only happening at schools located in Montclair’s South Side – in the 07042 ZIP code – and in the same schools that have historically been underfunded.
To balance a $5.5 million deficit in the budget, the Montclair school district will cut 31 teaching positions and dozens of paraprofessionals – cuts that union leaders are calling “draconian.”