Breaking controversy at ER Taylor Elementary
Today's School Board Notes includes a report of a controversy at ER Taylor ES about possible embezzlement of PTA funds raised at the school. The notes mistakenly allege that "millions" are missing, but the actual allegations found in the press (and in the body of the notes) peg the discrepancy at either $8,000 or $16,000—hardly small potatoes for a small school serving a less than affluent community. Both the Chron and the Examiner are running articles about this controversy, with other reports airing on the local TV and radio news outlets.
First, the Chron is running this article: Funds missing from elementary school, PTA says, School district, D.A. looking into case at E.R. Taylor From this article we hear that Ed Jew and some ER Taylor parents are alleging that about $16,000 is missing. They further allege that they have been stonewalled by the school site's administration, forcing them to go public. The district and the DA are investigating, but it is not clear who is in the crosshairs -- PTA or SFUSD.
The Examiner has this article: Parents: PTA’s $8K was stolen. Obviously, this article puts the amount in question at $8,000. It add the colorful detail that parents became concerned "after they saw money being taken away in a paper bag late last year at a fundraising event." This article also puts the focus on the principal, alleging that she supplied the falsified bank statement(s) to the parents' group.
We'll be sure to stay tuned to this story and report news as it develops. This is a very troubling allegation, if true. However, it is worth noting that Ed Jew reportedly has ambitions to run for BOE, and this could be a self-serving effort on his part. Something to bear in mind as we watch this story develop.
First, the Chron is running this article: Funds missing from elementary school, PTA says, School district, D.A. looking into case at E.R. Taylor From this article we hear that Ed Jew and some ER Taylor parents are alleging that about $16,000 is missing. They further allege that they have been stonewalled by the school site's administration, forcing them to go public. The district and the DA are investigating, but it is not clear who is in the crosshairs -- PTA or SFUSD.
The Examiner has this article: Parents: PTA’s $8K was stolen. Obviously, this article puts the amount in question at $8,000. It add the colorful detail that parents became concerned "after they saw money being taken away in a paper bag late last year at a fundraising event." This article also puts the focus on the principal, alleging that she supplied the falsified bank statement(s) to the parents' group.
We'll be sure to stay tuned to this story and report news as it develops. This is a very troubling allegation, if true. However, it is worth noting that Ed Jew reportedly has ambitions to run for BOE, and this could be a self-serving effort on his part. Something to bear in mind as we watch this story develop.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home