The Editor,
Re. "Teacher layoff list close to 500 for end of school year" (The Tri-City News, May 8).
I read the referenced article with sadness.
I do not understand why teachers, parents and students have to deal with layoff notices each year. The article states that most of these teachers will be teaching in September so why bother with this idiotic practice?
Just cut some pay off the school trustees or skim the cream off the higher paid people at the board offices. Like all such organizations, there are too many cooks getting too much pay at the expense of the kids.
I urge parents to support your teachers and our kids. They are the future and it's not looking hopeful, is it?
S. Mullen, Port Coquitlam
