VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A special meeting was held on Wednesday night at the school administration building to address a significant increase in health insurance premiums for school employees.

Based on the presentation, staff members will need to prepare for these changes beginning in January.

During the meeting, officials discussed the "sticker shock" associated with rising health care costs for school staff.

Conversations about these increasing costs began earlier this year and continued through the summer. School superintendent Dr. Donald Robertson was not informed of the finalized future rates until the end of July.

Roberston said they don't normally see what the final projection from Mercer until the middle of the summer.

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