A Collective Call for Coping - WMBB TV 13 - Panama... -
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Published on: 10/4/2001
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Meanwhile , school district officials have been working quietly behind the scenes , said Mark Hart , spokesman for Hillsborough schools.Not only are we getting materials out to the school sites to deal with issues ranging from the psychology of a crisis situation to tolerance for other students , but we're also trying to anticipate the needs of our population in the event of a major deployment to the Persian Gulf..
Families could be uprooted , Hart said , and the mobilization of reservists could put a strain on the teaching force , which already is facing a growing shortage of talent.
There are fiscal issues to consider as well.
State revenues were down even before this crisis , Hart said.Travel , tourism , insurance and financial industries have all been hard hit , and that will have an impact on state revenues well into the new year.With as much funding as we receive from the state , we have to be very watchful of any decline in state revenue and how the state intends to fix that..
Back at Alafia last week , the major concern among educators and parents was in dealing with the needs of children , which is why the school has launched the USS Alafia , a support group for the children of military families.