a fiery board meeting in Middletown last night as the district proposed two different plans to deal with a $10 million budget deficit now both plans are bringing major disruptions to the school system as the students know it now one option would close two elementary schools and redistrict elementary and middle school students across the 42 square mile town the other option would be to lay off 120 staff members and cut programs like sports busing all freshman sports and elementary school band now the more than threehour board meeting got heated at times with hundreds of parents showing up many voicing their frustration with both plans some accusing the district of mismanaging funds superintendent Jessica Alone has said that these are the fiscal realities the district faces and is trying to strategically address in the best interest of all Middletown students the board has until April 30th to make a final decision on its plan [Music]