Part-Time School Administrator In New Jersey Paid $850 A Day
PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A New Jersey school district is paying a part-time administrator $850 a day.
Paterson hired Juanita Petty to work two days a week as interim assistant business administrator. She retired as business administrator for the Wayne school district last July and receives a state pension of more than $54,000 per year.
Paterson teachers union president John McEntee Jr. said schools are in disrepair and the money earmarked for the position could be better spent.
"We don't have adequate nurses in our school buildings, we don't have adequate security through our school district as well," McEntee told WCBS 880's Kelly Waldron. "Our schools are falling apart."
He calls it a slap in the face to the hard working families in the district.
"They're laughing all the way to the bank, but you know who's not laughing? The parents, the teachers and people who are fighting every day to try to make sure that our children have every possible advantage," McEntee said. "You know who the real losers are going to be in this game? The children."
The district's previous assistant business administrator left the payroll after less than a year and was paid an annual salary of $114,240.
An e-mailed response from the administration says it was extremely difficult to find a qualified candidate for this unique role and the full time person was replaced with a part timer, Waldron reported.
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