'Budget Crisis' Will Lead To Drastic Cuts In Lacey Schools

A loss of $4 million in state aid means that the district will have to cut programs, co-curriculars and reduce staff drastically. Reply LACEY, NJ —...

March 15, 2023
8:54 PM

A loss of $4 million in state aid means that the district will have to cut programs, co-curriculars and reduce staff drastically. Reply LACEY, NJ — The Lacey Township School District is bracing itself for major cuts amid what the superintendent is calling a "budget crisis." Under Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed state budget for 2023-24, Lacey schools would lose nearly $4 million in state aid. Massive State Aid Cuts To Lacey School District In 2023-24 Budget "This district has never seen a reduction of this magnitude," Superintendent Vanessa Pereira said in a letter home to parents on March 14.

Veronica Flesher