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Rainier Beach High School community rallies over equality, budget cuts

Students and teachers are demanding equal funding after known issues were highlighted in the HBO series 'Problem Areas.'

Students and teachers at Seattle's Rainier Beach High school plan to rally outside of school every week until the jobs being threatened by budget cuts are restored. 

On Wednesday, a group stood outside the school, demanding equal funding - an issue that gained national attention in a recent episode of the HBO series "Problem Areas." 

School administrators say the district slashed the school's budget after under-projecting enrollment at Rainier Beach High. They initially said they could lose the equivalent of nearly five full-time teachers. That dropped to just below four positions after one job was restored.  

It's not just Rainier Beach - districts across the state face similar issues.  

It comes down to a variety of things including the disadvantage schools like Rainier Beach have when it comes to money in local levies, and money donated to the PTA.  

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