Bottom line – if we now have to pay for something that had been paid previously by the school district as part of a working contract, then that means a loss of net income.

A pay cut.

A lowering of the local supplement.

As reported last night on WXII.com, the WSFCS school board voted to make employees now pay premiums for dental insurance. For decades, the school system had paid these premiums as part of its employment package for teachers. But now…

Please remember that health insurance premiums for the state plan will be rising come January in a state that still has not passed a new budget forcing schools to run on last year’s numbers.

Oh, and we have a national cabinet member who wants to take fluoride out of water.