by Candidss Edwards
January 9, 2026
Wayne Lomax, a trainer within the DeKalb County Faculty District, stated the elevate was included in a contract executed throughout the tenure of former Superintendent Devon Horton.
A DeKalb County Colleges trainer says he has spent months attempting to obtain an almost $15,000 elevate that’s spelled out in his employment contract however to no avail.
Wayne Lomax, a trainer within the DeKalb County Faculty District, stated the elevate was included in a contract executed throughout the tenure of former Superintendent Devon Horton. Nevertheless, the extra pay did seem in his paycheck for the 2024–25 college yr.
Lomax supplied WSB-TV with copies of his signed contract, together with e-mail correspondence displaying repeated makes an attempt to resolve the difficulty with the DeKalb County Faculty District’s human sources division. The educator stated he first contacted HR on Sept. 18, after noticing the elevate was lacking, and adopted up a number of occasions within the months that adopted.
“If I’m not being paid nearly $15,000, then the place is the cash?” Lomax stated in an interview with Channel 2 Motion Information.
After months with out a decision, Lomax retained an legal professional. His lawyer despatched an authorized letter to the varsity district demanding cost of the elevate outlined within the contract. Lomax stated he contacted the native information station to deliver consciousness after receiving no response to that letter.
The district has beforehand stated compensation changes will be delayed as a result of administrative overview. Regardless of a delayed turnover time, Lomax believes his elevate ought to have already been utilized from the earlier yr. A spokesperson on the district workplace claimed they haven’t any data of Lomax’s makes an attempt to speak his problem. The DeKalb educator refutes these claims. He additionally questions the place the funds are, and whether or not they’re now rightfully being disbursed.
“To know that it’s nearly $15,000 that’s simply on the market; no accountability on the place it’s at is past irritating, and it’s hurtful,” he stated.
DeKalb County Colleges is one in every of Georgia’s largest districts, using hundreds of educators below contracts that embrace step will increase, dietary supplements, and role-based changes. Together with neighboring Fulton County, the district has provided important pay will increase as a result of trainer shortages. The brand new DeKalb Colleges’ finances provides a 6% enhance yearly for educators, in line with Decaturish.
Lomax instructed WSB-TV he believes the difficulty may have an effect on different educators if contractual pay provisions should not enforced persistently. He stated he’s persevering with to hunt cost by way of authorized channels whereas remaining in his instructing position.
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