Teachers want payment for summer classes at Reynolds Elementary School

SPRING, Texas – The organizer behind a summer program for students says it's not her fault she doesn't have enough money in her budget to pay her workers.

She is actually blaming Spring Independent School District, saying they did not hold up their end of the deal, a claim Spring ISD denies.

The district says it was never paid.

Employees say the same.

It was supposed to be a great way to earn some extra summer money and help kids at a summer camp held at Reynolds Elementary School.

But teachers and workers who say they worked at the camp, say the enrichment programs of Texas and its director still owe them money.

"No, I have not been paid. I was promised at the beginning of the program to be paid $2,000," Monserrat Martinez said.

Director Tammi Humphrey said she is out of town, but she spoke by phone.

She blamed Spring ISD. She said she had to pay hundreds of thousand of dollars for promotions, security and fans that she said the district was supposed to provide. When she was forced to cancel the last week of the camp due to safety concerns, she said she had to refund money to parents and didn't have enough money to pay the employees.

"I should not have to take ownership of stuff that I did not have control of," Humphrey said. "I'm losing money out of that, too. There's no win-win situation nowhere. We all lost."

Humphrey said she's planning on suing Spring ISD. The district said that it is not aware of a lawsuit.

The district released a statement. It says in part, "What we can confirm at this time is that she rented space at Reynolds Elementary, a Spring ISD school, and as of today, has not provided payment."

The director says she has an insurance policy and plans on paying the employees eventually.

"I was expecting $2,000 in the end. I was understanding that she needed to cut our pay because she was ending a week early. By the end of it, I was really supposed to get $1,065," employee Rain Heard said.