Anne Arundel County?s school system is reducing classroom staffing by 150 positions next year due to budget deficits, which could lead to bigger class sizes, officials said.

“This decision, albeit painful, is being made now so that our principals will have staffing allocations in order to embark on the hiring process for the coming school year,” Superintendent Kevin Maxwell said in a statement.

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