AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - The Austintown Local School District will be discontinuing its Falcon Care program at the end of the current school year.

Parents of students in the district were notified via text that the service would be discontinued following the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.

Superintendent Tim Kelty told 21 News the reason for the discontinuation is uncertainty and concerns regarding proposed budget cuts from the State of Ohio.

Kelty added that the district had four different pre-school before and after care supervisors in the last five years. With the resignation of the fourth in November, the district felt it best to utilize its resources into its Falcon Fives Preschool.

Kelty's budget cut concerns stem from a recent budget cut proposal from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine that would affect public schools across the Mahoning Valley and beyond.

21 News spoke with several other Valley schools about these concerns. You can find out much more in our related coverage below.

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