Chicago Public Schools is examining almost $17,000 in charges on a CPS-issued credit card that a high school principal spent on exotic overseas travel and other extravagant purchases.
Kenneth M. Staral, principal of The Ogden International School of Chicago, racked up exorbitant charges over eighteen months on recent international travel, which included luxury hotels and fine dining across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Central America and the US, a joint investigation by the Better Government Association and Fox Chicago revealed.
The charges were registered before the school district changed its policies on school credit card use, following the death of former School Board President Michael Scott. Scott was involved in one of several high-profile scandals that led the school system to refocus. CPS spokeswoman Marielle Sainvilus told the Chicago Tribune that Board of Education members are no longer authorized to make credit card purchases, and that CPS now conducts daily audits of credit card purchases above $250 or for school purposes.
Tim Cawley, the new chief administrator for CPS, said he's considering tearing up all the district's credit cards in light of the school system's substantial debt, which is in the millions of dollars, according to Fox...
Friday, September 02, 2011
Chicago Principal Charged $17,000 In Exotic Travel, Fine Dining On School Credit Card
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