Clinton, Andy already explained all of this to you many times to your other comments. Yes, the District has the flexibility in the contract to adjust hiring according to the budget and thank goodness. You could also say with your logic that it is the fault for teachers being alive and able to breath air that we have this fiscal challenge and you would be technically correct. Yes, teachers are being let go and they start with recent hires, of course. You don't propose a solution--do you want random names being drawn from all the teachers? Or start letting the most experienced teachers go first? You are incessantly stuck in knocking down our teachers and education system for some ill-conceived reason. The majority of us want a quality community and education system that is not dependent upon oil and we'll keep opposing your misguided stubbornness on this issue. Small various taxes in many facets are what all communities are doing to support quality education. The free ride is over.