Iowa students stage sit-in over proposed cuts The students organized and participated in a sit-in Friday, skipping early classes to gather at the school's gym in a show of support for their teachers, who face losing their jobs through budget cuts. The Muscatine Journal reports (http://bit.ly/WcM5Fk) that the sit-in was in response to a measure approved Monday by the school board to eliminate up to 13 positions next year, projected to save the school district $461,639.