‘Abuse of overtime’ cost Memphis district $1M, superintendent says
“We have individuals who are submitting requests or have not submitted requests, but have been paid and compensated for time not worked,” Memphis Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins told the school board Tuesday. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A new policy would require all overtime to receive advance approval from Superintendent Marie Feagins, and make no exceptions for emergencies.
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Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today.
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