Dallas School Credit Card Spending
September 28th, 2006 | Published in Local Data | 1 Comment
Kent Fischer and Molly Motley Blythe of the Dallas Morning News used local school district records to find that “educators used district credit cards to buy thousands of items of questionable educational value, spending money awarded to help educate the district’s neediest kids.” Wal-Mart gift cards, PlayStation2 consoles and MP3 players were among the items purchased with the credit cards, which are provided by the federal government. About $80,000 in purchases appeared to violate government rules, the paper found.
June 4th, 2007 at 8:28 am (#)
I beleive that there is no accountability anywhere in Dallas. Just this weekend I noticed an example of wasteful spending by the code compliance crew. They were driving a brand new red 2008 chevy silverado LT. This pickup is going to be used to place orange notices on houses and other property. Not only is this excessive in regards to utility but also in gas. I don’t want my taxpayers being wasted this way. I’d rather they purchase a small white (cheaper to repaint,) base model chevy colorado instead of a fully loaded LT pickup.