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Last updated: May 6, 2010 8:48 a.m.

Teacher getting state honor is on layoff list

Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON – A southern Indiana teacher finds irony in being honored at a Statehouse ceremony when she could soon be without a job.

Jackie Macal is among 79 teachers who have received layoff notices from the Monroe County Community Schools in Bloomington, a move that district officials blame on state funding cuts.

The English teacher at Batchelor Middle School is among six teachers from around the state to be honored by the state Department of Education during a Thursday ceremony. They are being recognized for their dedication to students as part of Teacher Appreciation Week.

Macal said she has conflicting emotions about the honor as she worries about whether she’ll have a job next school year.

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