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The CFO and former business manager of the Langston Hughes Academy in New Orleans allegedly stole $675,000 worth of school funds over a 15 month period. An forensic audit of the school’s accounts revealed that Kelly Thompson, who was arrested back in November, made over 150 cash withdrawals ranging from $100 up to nearly $9,000 each.
As a result of the theft, the charter school was left in “shambles” said school board chair Mickey Allweiss. Langston Hughes Academy was the first new public school building to open in New Orleans post-Katrina and houses both elementary and middle school programs.
There’s a special place in really bad boss hell for people who steal from children – particularly those who steal from children who’ve been through the sort of tragedy that followed Katrina. Read the full story about the academy and the thieving CFO here.
Photo: First graders at Langston Hughes Academy Charter School – Photograph by Amanda Wiles.
