Summer school graduation is a week from now, but some summer schoolteachers have not gotten paid what they’re owed.

Montgomery County’s Superintendent Thomas Taylor posted a notice on the school system’s website that stated 200 summer school staff were “waiting for their full pay” as of Aug. 1 and that 400 employees were affected by delays or didn’t get the full amount they are owed.

In his note, Taylor wrote, “Some members of Team MCPS are not getting paid as expected, and I want to be clear — this is completely unacceptable.”

“I know that every penny in every paycheck counts, and that people can’t pay their bills and mortgages without the money that they have earned,” he added.

According to Taylor’s post, the issue is not a new one for MCPS.

“Summer pay has historically been chall

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