The Pasadena Unified School District is considering closing or merging schools and has already issued “pink slip” layoff notices to over 150 teachers, sparking outrage among students and relatives over the potential loss of educational institutions, the Pasadena Star-News reported. They confronted the board at a meeting on March 26 to plead for their schools to stay open. While no official action was passed and alternative options were not formally discussed, the crowded room made its frustrations clear.