you have to be pretty desperate to steal from your child's school but what bothered me the most when she said she didn't need it. That's why it's so important to use the two signature system and enforce it. I too like the school bus part. Public humiliation too is a good deterent to others but I do feel badly for her children.

That is an amazing story. Loved it. And you're right that the Statesman has one arduous registration system -- probably won't add article to the blog because of the reg req's.

Tim

Yes, I liked that and the handwritten letters. The bus washing was pretty creative - a way to provide service in a tangible way to the school but not have her near kids. (It was probably more symbolic than anything. Our busing is outsourced to a transportation company. Still-the kids benefit from cleaner buses.)

Oh, and needless to say - she is banned from school property.

Note, she has been treasurer since 2001 but does not currently have any children in the school.

(I wonder if this has been a long while in resolving and she removed her kids earlier or if her children moved up and she stayed as an officer??)

JHB..I loved the washing school buses.....

An article appeared in our newpaper today that the PTA treasure in a nearby town was sentenced for the theft of $25,000 in PTA funds. (I can ask Tim to put a link in the BLOG, but you have to provide a lot of personal info for the free registration to see articles in that paper.)

Anyway, I thought you might be interested in the sentence:

1) Pay back the funds
2) 45 days in jail
3) 300 hours washing school buses
4) probation for six years
5) pay for adds in the local newspapers to publish letters of apology, AND
6) she must must hand-write letters of apology to each of the school's 700 students.

The suggested letter format, according to court records, is: "I...am a thief. I stole $25,000 from your PTA. It's shameful that an adult would steal money from kids. I'm sorry I stole it. The judge sent me to jail and made me pay back the money and write this note."

Here's the link: www.statesman.com/news/content/auto/epap...f6bc36112851092.html