Dozens of staff members will soon be out of work as a Massachusetts school district deals with a deficit of over $1 million.

The Whitman-Hanson Regional School District has a budget shortfall of about $1.39 million. Teachers and other workers — 25 in total — have learned their last day will be Nov. 21 — the Friday before Thanksgiving.

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A newly-formed budget subcommittee met for the first time Wednesday night.

"We will continue to support any and all impacted staff to make sure they have the appropriate resources to get through this challenging time," said Kevin Kavka, president of the Whitman-Hanson Education Association and a history teacher at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School.

He said he and other teachers ar

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