MOAB, Utah -- The Grand School District in southeast Utah has received a $700,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
The money will save the jobs of seven teachers and keep the district from having to implement a four-day school week. It also means class sizes won't have to be increased as much as planned.
The district had about $2 million in debt because of accounting errors discovered in September and had been planning to lay off 50 employees, or 21 percent of its 210 staff members. The district will still have to lay off 43 employees.
The money is a one-time donation, meaning that the district may still have to go to a four-day week next year and that additional positions may be cut.
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