The Plot Thickens...

Sources have confided to me that ALL educators in San Bernardino County were not paid on the first. All of them. The reason? The county did not release any funds. Why did they do that? No one is talking at the moment. That is really odd. I have in hand the statement of electronic fund transfer postmarked July 31, 2009. This statement has the date of issue printed on it which reads August 1, 2009. Although it is not a warrant and is non-negotiable, it still is a notice of an action that was supposed to have taken place. Actions like this will erode what little trust employees have in a system that just RIFFed several hundred teachers and others. It should be noted that some districts have rehired many of their RIFFed employees, but when things like this paycheck action happen, confidence in the leadership at all levels of the administration from the local school site, local school district and to the county and state level will wane. This is not what needs to happen during economic hard times. Transparency should be the watchword at all levels. Unfortunately, this appears not to be the case. Sadly, it will be the students who will be effected in the long run, and they are the future of this state. They will be the ones who will be paying for older Californians retirement, if there will be such a thing as retirement in the future. Grim, real grim.