The Woonsocket school committee voted 3-2 on Wednesday to send layoff notices to every teacher and teacher's aide in the district.
Teachers and some parents filled the middle school cafeteria before the vote, hoping to make an impression on the school committee.
The school committee chairwoman told NBC 10 earlier that with big financial problems, the school district needs flexibility and must let any teacher know by March 1 if they could lose their job.
Teachers said the school committee went overboard and that it should have figured out first who they were planning to let go.
"I do understand that with the deficit and with Rhode Island state law saying this had to be done by March 1. I think it could have been handled far better than it has been. I don't think I should have received a generic group email that said, 'Dear teacher, we recommend that we are dismissing you from your position,'" school librarian Deb Rossi said.
Most expect that the majority of the teachers will keep their jobs in the end.
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