Voluntary reductions sought

Sweetwater County School District No. 2 will initiate a voluntary separation program.

The district’s board of trustees voted Tuesday night to approve the voluntary separation program after a 24 minute executive session on the topic.

“The bottom line is we are avoiding laying people off,” board member Steve Core said.

Information regarding the program was unavailable on the district’s website prior to the meeting.

According to Donna Little-Kaumo, superintendent of the school district, the program’s details are being worked out between the district, a consulting firm and the distri...