Protesting Education Budget Cuts

Parents opposed to cuts in Westport’s proposed 2017-18 education budget of $115.3 million — a 2.44 percent increase over the current year — have taken to attaching scissors to mailboxes with red tape in protest. They have also mounted an online petition. The Board of Finance, which cut $1.67 million from the education budget, will meet Wednesday night to consider a Board of Education request to restore $700,000 of the cut. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com