The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: N.C. School District Requests More Than 200 Teachers Pay Back $1,250 From Payroll Error

Episode Date: January 22, 2024

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Everything that Charlemagne is saying is true. Yes, donkey of the day for Monday, January 22nd goes to the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District in Charlotte, North Carolina. Salute to the 704. Drop on the clues bombs for the Queen City, man. I love Charlotte. I haven't been to Charlotte in a long time. I'm definitely coming to Charlotte on my book tour when I drop my third book upon your head top. Or whatever the hell Drake be saying.

But today, Charlotte Mecklenburg School District has to get the biggest hee-haw because they're playing with people who shouldn't be played with and those people are teachers. Drop on the clues bombs for some of the greatest public servants the world has ever seen. Public school teachers. Okay? The most overworked, underpaid, underappreciated

folks in our society. These people received something from the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District that they should have received a long time ago and they should receive often. And that something is a bonus. OK, yes. Two hundred and twenty five high school teachers received a bonus of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. That's fifty dollars more than the STEMI folks got for COVID. OK, and well-deserved. Look, my mother was a high school English teacher for many years in the Berkeley County School District in South Carolina.

So I'll overstand the need for a bonus for these high school English teachers. And the teachers got one. But as the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District, give us the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District take away. Let's go to Queen City News for the report, please. More than 200 high school English teachers in CMS will now have to pay back money due to a payroll error. Well, in a statement, CMS leaders say 225 teachers received a recruitment bonus in the amount of $1,250. The bonus, however, was intended for teachers who are new to a critical shortage teaching area, which the district says was just an unfortunate oversight. Teachers now have to be able to have the option of repaying the bonus in a lump sum from their

February check or choose to be able to repay the money over three months. Now, CMS says impacted teachers will, however, receive a separate $200 monthly retention bonus. They want the whole Black History Month check. Why y'all playing with them people like that? Why y'all playing with them teachers like that? An extra $1,50 is a game changer an extra 1250 can give folks some much needed relief in regards to their bills food rent hell how about an extra 1200 might allow you to get

some r&r a little rest and relaxation you might be able to go get a massage or a new wig installation your nails and feet done all i know is an extra 12 50 is a lot of money for everyday working class people especially teachers and then to send these people an email from a district hr letting them know that 1250 dollars will be deducted from their next paycheck my god that's cruel and unusual punishment and then you send another email saying teachers will have the option to repay the money in a lump sum in february or spread it over three months well let me ask you a question charlotte mecklenburg school district where in the hell are teachers

supposed to get the money to pay y'all back i did some research and by research i mean i did my googles and the average high school teacher salary salary in Charlotte, North Carolina, is sixty three thousand eight hundred as of December 27th, 2023. But the range typically typically falls between fifty one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine thousand three hundred. You already know Uncle Sam getting half of that. OK, so all I'm saying is these English teachers don't have one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars to pay back. All right. Most of these teachers are already budgeting anyway. Every dollar is accounted for. Now they have to add another bill to the budget. These teachers are already paying light bills and gas bills and screaming service bills and phone bills, child care bills, I'm sure. Student loans.

Now they got to pay y'all back because y'all made a mistake. Nah, man. I don't understand how these burdens always fall on we the people. Okay. If you made a mistake and gave me a bonus i wasn't supposed to receive then you got to eat that especially when the bonus that was given was given to people who actually deserve it 225 teachers getting $1,250 a piece equates to $281,250 now i I could be wrong, but I did some Googles and it says the school, that does that school district, uh, Charlotte Mecklenburg school district has a budget of 2.1 billion. I don't know if that's true. Okay. I'm just telling you what I Googled and I don't even

know if this is where that money came from, but $281,250 is nothing. And it shouldn't be nothing for the people who shaped the character, caliber, and future of our kids. When I say that $281,250 is nothing, I mean it's nothing if you have a budget of $2.1 billion. And once again, if it's going to the people who shaped the character, caliber,

and future of our kids, meaning the teachers, let them have it. Please let Remy Ma give the charlotte mecklenburg school district the biggest hee haw hee haw hee haw you stupid mother are you dumb really grind my gears this morning man them teachers are more than deserving of a bonus god bless them if they get an extra 1250 in their paycheck their paycheck. Eat that. Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District, don't make them pay that back. Well, let's open up the phone lines.

Let's go. 800-585-1051. Is this foul? The fact that you're going to give the teachers a bonus, a well-deserved bonus, the fact that they need the bonus, and then after, what, five days later, you take the bonus back and say,

hey, we're going to take it back from you in a lump sum, $1,250, or we're going to break it down into payments. That's horrible. And like Charlemagne said, Christmas just happened, so I'm sure some of them had to pay off some of their Christmas bills. That's horrible. Some of their Christmas gifts that they had to buy their kids, or I'm sure some of their students. So we're asking

800-585-1051. Let's open up the phone line. Should the teachers have to pay this money back? No. Or should the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District just have to eat it? Eat it. Now, it's funny. They find money for everything else.

Eat it. They need something. They find money. They need a new gym. They find money. Well, I don't know. I don't know anything about this school district. I don't know. Don't be generalized.

A lot of people usually find money. When they feel they need money, they find money. I get what you're saying. We don't know. I don't know anything about these people's situations. All right. But let's listen. You're just adding stuff. Somebody in Charlotte right now. We don't know. I don't know anything about these people's situations. All right, but let's listen. You're just adding stuff.

Somebody in Charlotte right now, like, how did you make me buy no gym? Didn't we on the radio say we bought a gym? We didn't buy no damn gym. All right, now you better stop. All right, all right. You might say that. All right, you're right. 800-585-1051.

We're asking, should the teachers have to give back the money? That is the question. Should the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District just give back the money? That is the question. Should the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District just have to eat it? That is the question. 800-585-4051. I hate you, yo. That's why I don't like you. That's what the lady said earlier.

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This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my god. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape

from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions,

but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace for yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before.

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip hop. Flash, slam, another one gone.

Bash, bam, another one gone. The cracker, the bat, inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was called a moment.

Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you.

Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.