Tariffs bite Union school district – ‘You can’t run a school without toilet paper and paper towels.’

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  The Union County School District’s finance director said tariffs on foreign goods are driving up prices for products the district’s food service department buys. Deborah Parrish told the school board during an October 14 workshop that the prices of plasticware, paper goods, and equipment purchased by the department have risen 24%…