Teacher layoffs loom in Norwich

Norwich, Conn. (WTNH) - The Norwich Board of Education has approved up to 71 teacher layoffs and may close an elementary school in order to reach a no-increase budget.

There is no word what school might be on the chopping block, but parents at Samuel Huntington were worried.

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"My concern is the classes are big enough as it is," said parent Kelli Porter.

Porter remembers when the Buckingham School closed a few years ago. Samuel Huntington and another school absorbed those students.

"Twenty two kids to one teacher is a lot of kids," she said.

The acting school superintendent, Abby Dolliver, says she's not sure if the layoffs and closing a school will be enough to reach that no increase.