Durham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Pascal Mubenga announced he is resigning from the district during a closed meeting Wednesday night.
Mubenga’s resignation comes two weeks after DPS’ Chief Financial Officer Paul LeSieur resigned amid a pay dispute. The dispute started after DPS notified some employees that they had been overpaid due to an accounting error.
According to DPS, some employees received more money than they should have in their paychecks dating between July and December 2023 that were processed in the October, November, and December payroll.
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During Wednesday night’s meeting, the board said an investigation found that LeSieur knew about the potential rise in the cost of pay raises and did not inform the school board of the variability.
DPS went on to say Mubenga, who served as superintendent for seven years, was also aware of a problem in Nov. 2023 and engaged the HIL Consultants, which helps schools efficiently use resources, to look into the issue. the school said it was then informed of the problem two months later in January.