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"How about all the members of the administration making six-digit incomes?"

According to the last Form 990 filed by the WTU in 2017, union president Darlene Netcoh makes a union salary of $35,097 in addition to her teaching salary [adding up to a six-figure income], while George Landrie, also listed as president, makes more than $80,000. Those salaries are paid by taxpayer-funded union dues, but the make-believe mayor has never suggested that those should be reduced: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/50349852/201730909349300803/IRS990

"The SC was supposed to use that money on educators. For years, they refused."

This is a lie. 90-plus percent of the school budget pays for teacher salaries and benefits. The school committee never "refused" to pay teachers -- as proven by the contract offer that the school committee originally proposed and was ultimately accepted by the WTU after two years of needless work-to-rule, pickets, sickouts, and other PR stunts.

"Finally,when they agreed to pay by December 20th, (4 days before Christmas), they reneged."

This, too, is false. The city council -- which the make-believe mayor supported at the time and is now attacking for its poor budget decisions -- did not release the funds to pay for the new contract in time for the December school payroll. They also blamed the school administration for the delay, when they all knew full well that the contract had been signed and could have voted to release the funds at any time.

"[Commenters] are trying to blame the teachers for the mismanagement of funds."

No, this is yet another case where the make-believe mayor fails basic reading comprehension. I ask other readers who understood the previous point to be patient as I try to put it in simpler terms for the make-believe mayor:

The school committee is asking for $8 million.

$5 million of that is the teacher contract.

It is dishonest to attack the school committee for "mismanagement" while supporting the contract they signed. One can not say the contract was good and then say the resulting budget increase is bad.

In other words, the make-believe mayor is trying to make two contradictory points, pander to the WTU, and bash the school committee -- but in reality, failing to do anything other than humiliate himself with his dishonest statements.