225 Teachers Must Pay Back More Than $280,000 to School District After Accidentally Receiving Bonuses
Photo:GettyA North Carolinaschooldistrict is asking 225 teachers to each pay back $1,250 in bonuses they received on their paychecks due to a payroll error.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) district has apologized to the English teachers for the Jan. 12 payroll error, which CMS caught five days later on Jan. 17 and notified the teachers on Jan. 18, according to a statement PEOPLE obtained from CMS.Explaining how the $281,250 mistake will be resolved, CMS said each of the 225 teachers “will have the option of repaying the bonus in a lump sum from their February check or may choose a payment plan with deductions over three months....