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PANAMA CITY — Rumors have spread recently about the upcoming April referendum to raise property taxes for Bay District Schools and Superintendent Bill Husfelt recently met with district employees to address those concerns. The referendum will be on the ballot April 20, and at each presentation Husfelt has held recently on the topic, he's shown the language of the proposed tax increase. He started Thursday's meeting with the BDS transportation team by noting that some have said that the school board isn't calling it a tax, but it's mentioned on the ballot as being a tax. The proposed...

Hopefully other states around the country take heed and we can get better, more sensible laws in place to help protect our kids and ensure our communities are safer. >> i know you're worried, and i've spoken with teachers, the superintendents all over the country, they're worried if you have to spend more money and you all have limited educational budgets, if you have to spend more money on security, does that take away from the teachers and the education, the funds that go for getting our kids a good education. >> yes, wolf. unfortunately, that's what we appear to be seeing here in florida. w...