Some employees in a Massachusetts school district feel like they got a visit from the Grinch.
Instead of receiving their paychecks via direct deposit on the day after Christmas, Plymouth Public Schools workers awoke Friday to find that the amount they were to be paid had instead been withdrawn from their bank accounts. About 1,300 workers were affected.
Superintendent Dr. Gary E. Maestas sent an email to employees saying the issue was caused by human error.
The error has left some employees thousands of dollars in the red.
“I can’t believe this was even possible,” one veteran teacher told the Old Colony. “How can they take money out of your account without your permission?”
Town Manager Melissa Arrighi said the town had already determined it was a case of human error.
The town was working hard Friday to reverse the reversal, she added, but it will take time.
“We have hundreds of banks associated with these accounts, and right now we are calling each, informing them of the situation and asking that they return the funds,” Arrighi said.
Maestas says some banks, including Bank of America, Citizens Bank and Santander, won't make corrections until Monday, the next business day.
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