Support staff in Baton Rouge school poised to receive $1,000 checks before Christmas

Support workers in Baton Rouge public schools are in line to receive $1,000 one-time checks just in time for Christmas.

The move is meant to ensure compliance with an executive order from Gov. Jeff Landry mandating stipends this year for school employees across the state.

Teachers, however, are not expected to receive any additional money, since they are already enjoying a sizable district-funded pay raise approved in June, one that added $8,500 a year on average to their salaries…

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