DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Union leaders are demanding answers and an audit after hundreds of DeKalb County teachers and staff did not get paid on time Friday.
President of The Organization of DeKalb Educators, Deborah Jones, said she predicted this would happen months ago.
“This started back in May when they changed over system,” said Jones.
She said the district changed payroll software, and some administrators and summer school teachers reported paycheck errors.
“Checks were not right. They were taking $1,000 here, $500 here, too much tax there,” said Jones. She said some did not get paid at all.
So, she warned the new Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton even more employees would be at risk when school started back up in August.
“He assured me that everybody would be paid, but my telephone has not stopped ringing,” said Jones.
In a statement, the district said approximately 300 new staff were not included in the payroll Friday.
“We’ve already processed payments for approximately 165 of these employees, and our payroll team is actively finalizing payments for the remaining staff, which is expected to be completed later today,” a district spokesman said.