but what about the children....? Who will teach them now....?
I'm going to assume you aren't being sarcastic, but I'm actually not sure.
The teachers aren't actually being fired. They are being notified that they are.
Why are they being notified that they are, when they aren't?
Because Unions have negotiated into the contracts that they be notified of any employment change for the upcoming year by March 1st.
Well, March 1st is fast approaching, and the school system hasn't finalized it's plans for dealing with the budget shortfalls.
They know that they will have to lay off some teachers, but not how many, or which ones.
So, to protect themselves for the coming year, they notified everybody, so that whoever they ended up letting go, would have been notified by March 1st, as is legally required.