Letter: Seniors facing enough expenses, don’t need to be hit by school tax - Gainesville Times

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Letter: Seniors facing enough expenses, don’t need to be hit by school tax

Marley Henson, a fourth-grader at Martin Technology Academy of Math and Science, watches a video at home Wednesday as part of online instruction. - photo by David Barnes

09142017 SCHOOL 0004.jpg — Marley Henson, a fourth-grader at Martin Technology Academy of Math and Science, watches a video at home Wednesday as part of online instruction. - photo by David Barnes

I was very disturbed and incensed by the lead article today regarding school tax exemptions, especially for seniors. Mr. Brian Sloan of the Board of Education and Chairman Nath Morris seem to blame the elderly and disabled for most of the school financing problems.