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El Paso Independent School District to Lay Off 199 Employees

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
199
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~2.2%
PLANNED DATE
Not disclosed
199 OF 9,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: El Paso, Texas, USA.

Department affected: Teachers / School district staff.

A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

The El Paso Independent School District faces a financial crisis and is set to vote on workforce reductions that would cut 50 teacher positions and eliminate a total of 199 jobs across the district. The proposed reductions are part of budget-balancing measures driven by the district's fiscal shortfall. The vote would authorize these planned cuts; the article frames them as proposed actions rather than completed layoffs. District officials cite financial pressures as the reason and are seeking board approval to implement the reductions, which would affect instructional staff and other school district roles in El Paso, Texas.

El Paso Independent School District cut 199 jobs in TX affecting its Teachers / School district staff team.

That is roughly 2.2% of the 9,000 people El Paso Independent School District employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 15 layoff events at El Paso Independent School District since October 2023, including 250 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 14 additional events known from news reporting.

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SOURCE
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Estimated figure based on news reporting. Not yet confirmed by El Paso Independent School District.

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El Paso Independent School District
9,000 employees
15
EVENTS TRACKED
250
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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