DUBLIN, Ga. — Dublin City Schools says they need help - nearly one and a half million dollars worth - to make this month's payroll, according to records received from the Georgia Department of Education.

The records show that Dublin City Schools asked the state Department of Education for an advance on state aid coming their way. State Superintendent Richard Woods' response called the request ‘absolutely unprecedented.’

“I want to ensure you understand that this is an absolutely unprecedented request for our Department to make,” Woods wrote. “The position Dublin City Schools has placed its teachers, support staff, students, and families in is completely unacceptable and untenable hardworking teachers and staff members should never have to report to work wondering if they will be paid

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