Knox Co. Schools tutors received a letter saying funding for their jobs will end soon, leading to concerns about job losses [Video]

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County Schools sent a letter over Easter weekend to some workers that said federal, pandemic-era Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund funding will end by the end of this school year. The funding was used to pay for many people’s tutoring positions. 

Julie Gorman and several other workers went to a KCS meeting in early April to voice their concerns. After 30 years of teaching, Gorman retired but continued to tutor children. 

“I loved my community school, we were a very small school, and I still wanted to be a part of it and thought this would be a great way to still give to the community,” Gorman said. “We understand about budget cuts. But we would also love to continue. We need full-time …