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Tell Alamance County Commissioners: Invest In Our Kids, Stop The Cuts

Invest In Our Kids, Stop The Cuts

The Alamance County Board of Commissioner is proposing to slash the Alamance-Burlington School System's budget by a whopping 19%. 

In a time when we consumer costs are constantly on the rise, any reduction in funding to public schools should be unthinkable.

A 19% budget cut would be absolutely devastating.

Alamance Burlington Public Schools is one of the top two employers in Alamance County.

In addition to damaging our children's education, a 19% cut could also damage our economy.

Help us ensure all of our kids get the quality education they deserve by signing our petition now.

Our Demand: We, a diverse coalition of Alamance County residents, demand full funding of the 2025–26 ABSS budget request of $59M. 
ABSS has approximately 23,000 students that depend on a free and safe education.

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The budget request that the ABSS Board of Education presented to the county commissioners this year totalled approximately $59 million. This amount was only $5.7 million dollars more than last year, and included provisions to address urgent needs such as fair employee pay, stable operations, and student support services.

In response, the Alamance County Commissioners presented their proposed budget - which included a 19% cut — approximately $12 million less than the ABSS budget request. This is despite the fact that the County Commissioners are also proposing a 2 cent property tax increase. 

In a time where we have seen major increases in consumer costs, any reduction in funding to public schools should be unthinkable. A 19% budget cut would be absolutely devastating and could include these major impact – and more:

A hiring freeze, which would mean open positions remain vacant. There are 340 open positions listed on the ABSS website as of May 22, 2025.

A freeze on the local educator pay supplements, which would make it harder to keep the staff we have.

Reduction in force, with the elimination of critical roles in the schools such as assistant principals, social workers, nurses, guidance counselors.

Increased staff workload, as staff take on additional responsibilities and roles to make up for the positions being eliminated.