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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Fulton Overpaid Teachers, Seeks Repayment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Talk about the Grinch who stole Christmas.
Just days before the holiday break, Fulton County Schools officials are informing some teachers they’ve been overpaid by accident and that the extra money must be returned.
According to education reporter Michelle Shaw’s story about the mixup, Fulton officials say that only about 1 percent or 77 of the county’s public school teachers were involved. Still, some of them are expected to fork over as much as $17,000 — over time, of course.
So tell me what’s more amazing: That the payroll mistake, which apparently occurred five years ago, hadn’t been discovered until now or that some teachers didn’t notice they were making more than they should have?
