It's not that anyone is "threatening our kids."  The article describes an involuntary transfer, an early retirement, a potential layoff.....and even less visible, good teachers that look at the climate and decide Oregon or California is a better place to make a career.  These are the impacts if you hire less people and working conditions deteriorate.  No one wants it that way, but funding priorities will cause it to be the outcome.
The salary is OK, but housing costs here are high.  It's only a "six figure salary" if you include benefits, and they're not "Cadillac."  They're decent but not outstanding. And the retirement is the worst of 50 states.