Saturday, April 08, 2000
Student council money missing
School notifies Fairfield police
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
FAIRFIELD — Police and Fairfield school officials are investigating the disappearance of $781 from a student council account at West Elementary School.
Principal Roger Martin contacted the central office last month after he, the student council adviser and secretaries noticed irregularities in the account. Police were contacted March 13 and are investigating, said Fairfield Police Lt. Ken Colburn. No charges have been filed.
“We have suspicions and we have leads but no action has been taken at this time,” said John Pennell, Fairfield Schools' administrative assistant for business.
Mr. Pennell said school officials think that only one person was involved in the alleged theft. No one has been suspended or dismissed in connection with the incident.
He said the amount of money missing was greater before school officials contacted police. “It's been coming (back) in little by little,” Mr. Pennell said. He declined to say how much money was originally missing and how much has been returned, except to say the figure was significant.
“Very few people had access to the money,” Lt. Colburn said.
The missing money in the account came mostly from a fall and Valentine's Day candy sale sponsored by student council, Mr. Martin said. Deposits into the account this year — which include the missing money — total about $3,400, Mr. Martin said.
From that, student council paid for the candy and other expenses.
The student council decides with its sponsors how the money is spent.
“The kids won't lose the money,” Mr. Pennell said. “We're transferring money from the general fund to that account. We have theft insurance to cover it.”
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