(BENTON, IL) — Parents in some Southern Illinois school districts are getting unpleasant news in their mailboxes. Regional Superintendent of Schools Matt Donkin, who serves Franklin, Johnson, Massac and Williamson county schools, said there is hope that legislators will at least pass a stop-gap measure to offer some relief. Parents in Shawnee Community Unit School District #84 in Wolf Lake, Illinois received letters last week alerting them that district has fund reserves that will allow the opening of school and should sustain the district throughout the first semester. Regional Superintendent Donna Boros represents Alexander, Jackson, Perry, Pulaski and Union counties. Boros said Shawnee is not the only district mailing letters to parents. Elverado CUSD #196 in Elkville sent letters more than a month ago cautioning parents the district may not be able to remain open for longer than 30 days without a state budget. Hamilton County Unit 10 Schools Superintendent Jeff Fetcho says without a state appropriation for K-12 education for Fiscal Year 2017, which begins July 1, many school districts will face dire circumstances.  Fetcho says his district has fund reserves that will allow school to open and should sustain the district through only the first quarter.