"Shouting in unison Monday night, more than 250 DeKalb County school workers protested their superintendent’s $15,000 pay raise."
Teachers, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians and a few students yelled "Shame on the board!" as the school system held its regular meeting.
Teachers, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians and a few students yelled "Shame on the board!" as the school system held its regular meeting.
Inside, Superintendent Crawford Lewis and all but one of the board members remained quiet about the disgruntlement.
Lewis declined comment and the board vice chairwoman Zepora Roberts said she didn’t have anything to say about the protest or the superintendent’s raise. Roberts said the board would issue a statement, but she declined to say when.
That answer wasn't good enough for bus driver Michelle Favors, who marched for about two hours.
“We’re not going to give up until they hear our voice,” said Favors, a single mom. “We just want some fairness.”
Last week, the board voted to raise Lewis’ pay from $240,000 to $255,000. The board also extended his contract until January 2013.