BRISTOL, Vt. (WCAX) – Students in the Mount Abraham Unified School District rallied on the Bristol Green Monday ahead of a third school budget vote in the community.
Students held signs saying “Support our teachers” and “Pass the budget.”
The first vote in the district on a $37 million budget failed by 228 votes, and the second vote on a $35 million budget failed by 57 votes.
Students want to protect their teachers from potential layoffs.
There’s a meeting on Tuesday night to discuss the school district’s next budget and when the revote will be.
The Mount Abe district is not alone. Vermonters in at least 10 school districts or supervisory unions will hit the polls for a second time Tuesday.
From Rutland to the Champlain Islands, school officials are hoping voters will approve a second attempt at school budgets after cuts across the board. Those districts include:
- Barstow Union SD
- Champlain Island UUSD
- Enosburgh-Richford UUSD
- Harwood UUSD
- Holland SD
- Missisquoi Valley SD
- Montpelier Roxbury SD
- Northern Mountain Valley UUSD
- Otter Valley UUSD
- Rutland Town SD
The Addison Northwest school district is voting for a third time Tuesday.