Danville employee warns of tax-withholding errors; superintendent apologizes and offers individual meetings
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A longtime Danville Public Schools employee told the school board the district miscalculated federal tax withholdings, urging corrected W-2s before April 15; Superintendent Angela Harrison apologized, outlined a review process and invited affected staff to schedule one-on-one meetings.
A Danville Public Schools employee told the school board on Feb. 13 that the district had improperly handled employees’ federal tax withholdings and urged the district to correct the mistake before tax filing deadlines.
Miss Anderson, who identified herself as a nearly 20-year employee at George Washington High School, told the board that staff should not bear unexpected tax bills, penalties or audits because of district payroll errors. "This situation is a complete incompetence at best," she said, and urged the district to refigure withholdings, deduct amounts already paid to the IRS, and provide corrected W-2s prior to the April 15 deadline so employees can file accurately.
The district’s superintendent, Angela Harrison, responded during closing remarks and said the administration is treating the issue seriously. Harrison said not all employees were impacted and that staff had created a process to review individual circumstances: "We have a team ready to meet and sit down and go through everybody's circumstance," she said, noting that about 11 employees had used the process so far and that outreach is ongoing. Harrison apologized for the error and encouraged affected employees to contact the district for an appointment.
Board Chair Taquan Graves also pledged follow-up and offered a public apology to those directly affected. He urged employees to use the district’s contact process to schedule reviews.
The board did not take a formal vote or adopt an immediate remedy during the meeting. Board members and the superintendent described a multi-step review process and one-on-one meetings rather than a single blanket correction; Miss Anderson argued the district should calculate and remit the correct amounts to the IRS and issue corrected W-2s so employees are not penalized. The superintendent said staff will work with individuals to determine next steps.
Next steps: the superintendent's office continues outreach and is meeting individually with employees who request assistance; no timeline for issuing corrected W-2s was announced during the meeting.