Santa Ana United School District approved laying up more than 200 teachers. SANTA ANA, Calif. - Parents and educators rallied outside the Santa Ana Unified School District headquarters, protesting proposed layoffs before heading inside to voice their concerns directly to board members.

Santa Ana Unified’s board will vote later this week on whether to lay off 286 employees, a move board members say is an effort to address a more than $180 million deficit the district is facing. The board was scheduled to vote on the layoff package Tuesday night,

SAUSD’s board made the decision in a 4-1 vote late Friday night, citing declining enrollment and a loss of pandemic relief funds for the district’s budget woes.