Bay County Schools discuss safety protocols for active shooters
Bay District Schools point toward a variety of programs and employee roles that will help keep students safe in the coming school year.
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Bay District Schools point toward a variety of programs and employee roles that will help keep students safe in the coming school year.
Bay District Schools point toward a variety of programs and employee roles that will help keep students safe in the coming school year.
Under finding No. 3, the state noted that the school district used $5.9 million in surtax money to pay two vendors for modular classrooms from July 2018 to February 2020. The state argued that the school district didn't have authorization to use the surtax funds for portable classrooms. BDS officials argued that they had the authority to do so under Gov. Ron DeSantis' emergency order for Hurricane Michael. "There are many times that construction projects require the use of portable classrooms and many other times when they do not,” said Jim Loyed, chief financial officer for Bay District ...