BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - The board of directors for the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has voted to close a Vermont school for the deaf in Brattleboro that has been facing declining enrollment and staff pay cuts.
The board voted 8-1 on Friday to close the Austine School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Williams Center in June.
VCDHH President Bill Gurney told the Brattleboro Reformer (https://bit.ly/1hJe5H5 ) that the organization will try to re-open a residential program on the campus by July 2016, which will be called the Austine Center.
He says the decision was tough but says the school has no money left to open next year. The newspaper reports that about 50 people will lose their jobs.
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Information from: Brattleboro Reformer, https://www.reformer.com/
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