Hundreds of SISD employees, parents, students and supporters of the elementary fine arts program packed the SISD board room — and filled an overflow room — to ask trustees to keep the elementary fine arts program and urge them to find alternatives to the layoffs.

Hundreds of teachers and staff across the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) will soon be left without a job in the upcoming school year. The decision was made by the districts board of trusties in a 3-2 vote during a board meeting on Wednesday.

The SISD school board will discuss and potentially vote on layoff recommendations at its meeting Wednesday, Feb. 19.