Laura Stark
fifth-grade Paso teacher
“Counseling and other programs have been cut but much is uncertain. I know little more than hearsay until work resumes next week. Classes will be bigger.”
Nikki Cimaty
civil engineering student
“I’m very concerned that my instructors at Cal Poly are being cut and I wouldn’t be surprised if teachers in my daughter’s school are laid off.”
David Flores
utility lineman
“They’ve already cut an instructor in my daughter’s FFA [Future Farmers of America] program. It’s definitely had an impact.”
Caroline Rocha
mother
“I don’t have enough information to answer that question.”
This article appears in Aug 13-20, 2009.