The Hempstead School District issued a plea for financial relief from the state on Thursday, March 6, to avoid program cuts in the face of a deficit that could exceed $30 million for the 2025-26 school year resulting from rising charter school tuition payments.
“We are in a financial crisis,” Hempstead School District Board of Education President Victor Pratt said at a press conference held in a packed auditorium at the district’s high school.
