If the state significantly cut money to local school districts and the Barrington Area Unit School District 220 budget needed to be adjusted, candidates Joe Ruffolo and Angela Wilcox said they would look to cut the district’s specialty programs before firing teachers and raising class sizes.
Their comments, spoken at a candidate forum Wednesday morning at the Barrington Area Library, were in response to a question that asked how they would prioritize District 220’s programs if the state cut funding or put other financial obligations onto local districts, like pensions.
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