Money In, Money Out

Poor oversight has allowed D.C. school employees to steal or misuse student activity money in dozens of instances. Below are some findings from auditors.

SOURCE: D.C.P.S. Office of Compliance and D.C. Office of the Inspector General | The Washington Post - November 09, 2007

This Story Student Money Vanishes, but Few Are Punished Article \| The fundraising drive by the Moten Center chess club had an underdog appeal. Most of the elementary school children had been removed from other D.C. schools for behavioral problems. Through the discipline of chess, they were learning life lessons: patience, focus, strategic thinking. AFTER-SCHOOL 'ACTIVITIES': Student Fund Paid for Adults' Meals, Drinks -- and Strip Club Visits AT COOLIDGE HIGH: How a 'Fundraiser' Ate Up Nearly All of a $50,000 Grant Friday, Nov. 9 at noon ET: Fixing D.C.'s Schools School Dollars Money In, Money Out Full Series: Fixing D.C.'s Schools Interactive Map: Find School Data		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: D.C.P.S. Office of Compliance and D.C. Office of the Inspector General \| The Washington Post - November 09, 2007 ¬es=Poor oversight has allowed D.C. school employees to steal or misuse student activity money in dozens of instances. Below are some findings from auditors." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: D.C.P.S. Office of Compliance, D.C. Office of the Inspector General \| The Washington Post - November 09, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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