There was standing room only, as parents, students and others concerned about education packed Deltona High School for a lesson on school funding.

A statewide shortage of dollars for public schools has prompted deep cuts in the district budget, Superintendent Margaret Smith said. Junior Varsity spring sports and cheerleading have been eliminated, and more austere measures may be in store.

"Our district budget we've gone through line by line," Smith told the audience of 1,000 plus. "We are decimating every budget line."

Claiming the Volusia School District has suffered the loss of more than $42 million in revenues in less than two years as the overall economy has slumped, Smith warned local schools are facing another $13.7 million hit.

The Volusia School District's budget totals about $1 billion. more