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Hernando school board to study family passes, card payments after concession problems
Summary
Board members raised complaints about flies at Nature Coast concessions, lack of credit-card payments and high ticket costs. The board directed staff to gather data and workshop possible family-pass options.
Mrs. Hawkins, a school board member, told colleagues at the Oct. 7 informal meeting that she encountered a severe fly infestation while staffing the concession stand at a Nature Coast high school football game and that families were turned away because the stand did not accept credit cards.
The complaint prompted the board to ask staff for detailed financial data and to schedule a workshop to examine whether Hernando County Schools can adopt a family pass or other ticketing changes to reduce costs for families.
The issue matters because board members said concession revenue and ticket sales are a primary source of funding for extracurricular programs. Hawkins said the flies posed a health concern and that pest control had brought glue traps…
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