Heads are a-rollin'

I'm not going to get too detailed, because I don't want to get the facts wrong and I can't find any articles to back me up, but we were told in a meeting the other day that two people in our district office were promoted and given raises "illegally." Basically, there are protocols for promoting someone and giving raises, and those protocols weren't observed in the case of these two individuals. My understanding is that they have been restored to their previous positions (demoted, essentially) and are to repay their raises. Hoo-boy, I'd hate to be them about now.

For fun, let's recap:

1. Superintendent is brought under investigation
2. 2 days before teachers report to work, board calls emergency meeting to accept the resignation of said superintendent
3. It becomes clear that we have major debt and things need to change
4. Paper rationing is imposed
5. We cut a few classified positions (custodian, noon aides) and do not fill others left vacant by those changing buildings
6. We realize teachers are very likely to lose their jobs
7. Head of HR is investigated for benefits fraud for failing to remove his now ex-wife from his benefits package when they divorced 5 years ago. Writes a personal check for the $33k the district paid out for ex-wife's medical care over the past 5 years
8. Head of HR then "retires," saying he's doing it to hopefully spare someone else's job. Rumor in the district is he was told to retire
9. New superintendent is appointed. He begins investigating
10. Two district office personnel are "demoted" and ordered to pay back their raises

It's been an interesting school year - and it's only October!