CT PTO embezzle (plus some heated comments)
January 2nd, 2009 by Tim SullivanEmbezzle cases — like this $10k case in Connecticut – drive me crazy for many reasons:
- They’re preventable with some basic checks and balances.
- It’s the worst kind of theft, stealing playgrounds and field trips and classroom supplies from kids
- (As the comments on that above-linked article show) they invite the worst kind of suspicions and chatter about the good work of PTOs and PTAs.
New Year’s Resolutions: don’t think this can’t happen at your school and don’t let this happen at your school. And for good measure, get the modestly-priced PTO insurance that protects you even more.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
There are four more stories like that in New Bedford:
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090107/NEWS/901070350