A North Carolina school district is asking 225 teachers to each return $1,250 in bonuses they received on their paychecks because of a payroll error.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District (CMS) apologized to English teachers for the Jan. 12 payroll error, which CMS spotted five days later on Jan. 17 and notified teachers on Jan. 18, according to a statement provided to local media outlet WCNC. WBTV and WSOC-TV.
PEOPLE has reached out to CMS for details on the $281,250 error.
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The 225 teachers “will have the option of paying off the bonus in a lump sum from their February check or they can choose a payment plan with deductions over three months,” the statement said.
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The district argued that the bonuses were intended only for new teachers as an incentive to hire them at CMS schools.
“We understand the challenges this error may have caused and are committed to working closely with each of the teachers affected,” the statement said, according to WCNC. “We appreciate the work of all CMS employees and sincerely apologize for any distress or inconvenience.”
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CMS, which has 184 schools across Mecklenburg County, employs more than 20,000 teachers, support staff and administrators, according to the district’s About CMS page on its website.
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