TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. (WWBT) - Money problems are affecting the staff and teachers at Essex County Public Schools.

On Friday, employees checked their bank accounts on payday only to find they weren’t paid. As a result, some of them walked out.

“Teachers are paid to do a job, just like you go to work to do a job, so you expect to get paid to do a job. So, by not getting paid and having to deal with kids all day long, it’s not their fault that they’re leaving,” said Tara Holmes, a parent. “It’s also the accountability to the county to make sure that the teachers don’t do this.”

By Friday afternoon, employees started receiving their checks; however, depending on their bank, some will have to wait until Monday.

Holmes has been close with the Essex High School staff since her son is a senior th

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