Facing a $1.3 million budget shortfall, the Tamaqua Area School District is looking to take drastic and dramatic cost-cutting measures across the board.
The cuts might even include elimination of school busing for students living within 1.5 miles of a school, which essentially includes every student in the Borough of Tamaqua with the exception of Owl Creek.
The moves are largely the result of budget pressures caused by state funding cutbacks and unfunded mandates, say directors.