Friday was the last day of work for hundreds of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools employees who lost their jobs amid the district’s financial crisis.

The decision comes after a video began circulating on social media in which the instructor referenced Kirk’s assassination, calling it karma.

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The training focuses on the most common issues for 12 to 18 year olds, like anxiety, depression, eating disorders and ADHD, as well as the impacts of social media and cyberbullying.

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The board also voted to give Superintendent Whitney Oakley a 5% annual salary increase, a retention bonus of 10% of her pay this school year, and a $30,000 contribution to a retirement account of her choice.

The district’s auditor, Forvis Mazars, says they won’t be able to finalize their report until the additional review required by the state is complete.

About 57,000 students without legal status are back in Texas university classrooms, but this time having to pay as foreign students after a June court ruling halted the in-state tuition law.

The district is facing a deficit of more than $46 million. A recent report from State Auditor Dave Boliek found numerous decisions that resulted in it spending more money than it brought in.

The Nation's Report Card was released for 12th grade math and reading, along with 8th grade science. Scores dipped across the board, following a decade long decline.