Bad News - Kingston School Board budget draft calls for 7.1% tax increase.

Kingston School Board budget draft calls for 7.1% tax increase.  The current budget draft continues the "dismantling" of our Kingston School district by closing a school and laying off teachers.  This type of cuts really hurts students and parents.  A pay freeze would only mildly affect the teachers, support & administrative personnel.  Keep in mind the teachers are doing their best, but it is the teacher union leaders who refuse to go along with a pay freeze.  Any pay freeze must not come with any strings to pay back the unions for their temporary pay freeze.