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Athletic Cuts, Bigger Class Sizes Loom After Voters Reject Suffolk County School Levy Increases Athletic Cuts, Bigger Class Sizes Loom After Voters Reject Suffolk County School Levy Increases
Athletic Cuts, Bigger Class Sizes Loom After Voters Reject Suffolk County School Levy Increases Teachers and parents in two Long Island school districts are bracing for major budget cuts after voters rejected a pair of tax levy increases. In Suffolk County, both the Sachem Central School District and the West Babylon School District fell short of the 60-percent supermajorities that were needed as the proposed budgets exceeded the tax cap. Final vote tallies Wednesday, May 22, showed 56-percent of voters backed West Babylon’s levy increase, while just 50.3-percent supported Sachem’s. Prior to Tuesday’s vote, the Sachem Central School District said the levy increase was needed to “pres…

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by Michael Mashburn