Peabody sees strained budget for school year ahead

Peabody sees strained budget for school year ahead

PEABODY — It's a tough budget season for Peabody Public Schools this spring as pandemic-era emergency funding comes to an end.

Peabody schools again review budget

School officials found funds to save the elementary-level portion of the Peabody ​​Personalized Remote Education Program (P.R.E.P.) at a school budget meeting Wednesday night. Wednesday’s meeting follows a proposal which took place the night before to eliminate part of the program to meet budget targets. Other proposals include taking a calculated risk of cutting approximately $500,000 from health insurance funds and reducing 11 full-time posit…