Kamloops, B.C., school district could cut nearly 80 positions [Video]

The Kamloops, B.C., school district may cut nearly 80 staff positions as it faces a $5.79-million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 school year, according to preliminary figures.

School District 73 covers the city of Kamloops and nearby rural municipalities in the Thompson area of the south-central Interior, and has an enrolment of around 16,600 students, according to its website.

The school district’s preliminary budget, presented last week, shows that 79 full-time-equivalent positions could be eliminated, with the district’s superintendent attributing the budget shortfall to flattening enrolment and inflationary pressures.

While the budget won’t be finalized until a board meeting on April 28, superintendent Rhonda Nixon said the cuts will primarily affect staff that don’t directly interact with students.

LISTEN | School district faces millions in shortfall: The Kamloops-Thompson school district is staring down the possibility of cutting nearly 80 full-time-equivalent positions amid a budget shortfall in 2025-26. Superintendent Rhonda Nixon and school board chair Heather Grieve said the decisions they have to make are hard.

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