PTO Today

Eye-catching headline — and everyone’s reaction likely = same — but the reality is more gray. Florida feature looks at interesting wrinkle in parent rights versus safety concerns.

$50,000 missing from this Colorado PTO. Ugh.

With one guilty plea already on the books, this former treasurer now being investigated for loss at another school.

Up to $16,000 reported missing from this California PTA. Embezzle charges lobbed against previous board. Update: district hoping to replenish the funds.

Insight from PTO Today featured in this Ohio look at “distressingly prevalent” incidences of theft from school parent groups.

Former Maine parent group leader gets 45 days in jail after pleading guilty to embezzle charge.

It’s come down to this — for space reasons, we now need to batch these stories up. Here’s a PTAer from Long Island ($20k). A conviction from Virginia ($15k). Utah PTA president charged with $7k take. Michigan PTOer pleads guilty ($20k). Rhode Islander on hook for $10k. The prevention steps are so simple. Hate to say it, but if your group doesn’t put simple protections in place …. well…. just do it.

Other local PTOs step in after one group is victimized by theft. Hate theft stories, but how perfect is this?

Often these embezzle stories are sad — one person struggling and giving into temptation. Like this one from a PTA in Tennessee. Where’s the rack when you need it?

Two-year PTO treasurer charged with taking between $15,000-20,000. All the classics: checks to her name, missing cash…Ugh.