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Parents, retirees and board members press district over teacher raises and insurance as negotiations continue
Summary
Public commenters pressed the Hernando County School Board to increase teacher pay and address rising insurance costs at the Oct. 21 meeting. Board members said state-level changes to the Florida Retirement System and ongoing negotiations limit what they can disclose; an executive session on negotiations was held.
The Hernando County School Board heard multiple public appeals for higher teacher pay and clearer health-insurance terms during its Oct. 21 meeting, as the board and staff said bargaining over compensation remains under negotiation.
Parents, retired teachers and union supporters told the board they were disappointed the district nd the state—osts left classroom educators with what they described as effectively no raise. "My understanding, it's ... $470 for the whole year," said Kimberly Mulroney, a Brooksville parent, of the offer she described to the board. Other speakers warned that rising family insurance costs could erase any salary gains.
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