DEARBORN, Mich. -- After Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a massive education budget cuts, the Dearborn Board of Education approved the elimination of nearly 300 jobs.

The district faces an additional $12 million in state funding cuts. The board overwhelmingly approved cuts including 90 teaching jobs, 29 staffing positions, 10 transportation and 17 custodial jobs.

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All layoffs not impacting the classroom directly will take effect Dec. 1. The remainder of the cuts will go into effect Feb. 1.

Officials expect the cuts to save $18 million.

Angry residents packed the board meeting Monday protesting the decision.

“This is on your laps, board members. How are you going to fix this? Not on the students’ backs. It needs to be on your backs,” said Felicia Redinjer, a teacher at the district.

“Mr. Whiston, it is my opinion that you have created one big genuine mess,” said school secretary Nancy Wright to Dearborn Schools superintendent Brian Whiston.

“Did I want to make cuts today? No, but I had no choice,” said Whiston.

Parents and school leaders plan to join hundreds of people around the state Tuesday to protest outside the state Capitol in Lansing.