Bonus Checks Bounce for 50 Florida Teachers Due to Error

Bonus Checks Bounce for 50 Florida Teachers Due to Error
Blank checks are seen on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center in Philadelphia on May 8, 2009. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A banking error has caused dozens of Florida teachers to see their state-issued $1,000 bonus checks bounce, officials said Friday.

Disaster relief payments issued to about 50 of the 176,000 educators who received checks were affected by the JPMorgan Chase error, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Education. Officials said they’re working to fix the problem.