<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2OBteT_1CPoJPxJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2OBteT_1CPoJPxJ00" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure>ROME, N.Y. -- Residents in the Rome City School District are deciding on a revised school budget that could impact programs and staffing.The new proposal totals more than $165 million, which is a decrease from the first budget of $173 million. The first budget was defeated by 24 votes.Some voters have voiced concerns about how money is being spent.“We have to do something about the money. The money apparently isn’t helping the kids. We need the education first. It’s probably not a popular thing, and they’ll say I’m too old and I don’t want to spend any money on the kids, but I’m old enough to see election after election over 50-60 years, and it hasn’t gone down one time, and it hasn’t helped the education one bit,” Howard Parsons, a Rome resident, said.Others stressed the importance of maintaining programs. Helen Adsit, a Rome resident, said, “Everybody thinks sports, music, and arts. Oh, you know, fluffy stuff. We can do away with it. No, we can’t because sometimes those are the most important things in a child’s life. We have kids who go on to become professional musicians, or music teachers, and art teachers, and artists, and people in sports.”If the budget does not pass, the district will use a contingency budget with more than $1 million in program component cuts.The superintendent was unavailable for an interview about the specific cuts.The contingency plan would cut four teacher positions, security equipment purchases and road repairs.There is also a strong possibility that sports, music and art programs would be cut.“We’ve got to give them the best possible education that we can, and if it costs us more money, then so be it,” Adsit said.Parsons said, “And that’s what we hear year after year, election after election. It’s the kids. It’s the kids. It’s the kids that suffer. Well, the kids are suffering more without a good education, and they’re not getting a good education.”There are eight polling sites open and voting will continue until 8 p.m.</div></body>

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ROME, N.Y. -- Residents in the Rome City School District are deciding on a revised school budget that could impact programs and staffing. The new proposal totals more than $165 million, which is a decrease from the first budget of $173 million. The first budget was defeated by 24 votes.

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ROME, N.Y. -- Residents in the Rome City School District are deciding on a revised school budget that could impact programs and staffing. The new proposal 

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