DISD cancels credit card program - Dallas, Tx

The Dallas Mornig News ^ | 7-11-06 | KENT FISCHER and TAWNELL D. HOBBS

[The Lumster]

Dallas school superintendent Michael Hinojosa terminated the DISD’s credit card program Tuesday, and said that employees who abused their cards will be forced to repay the district and will face criminal prosecution.

Dr. Hinojosa also said that he expects to suspend “more than a handful” of employees for their credit card use when they return to work next week. District offices have been closed since July 3.........

The action comes in response to a Dallas Morning News investigation into district credit card spending. Using district records, The News examined more than 155,000 credit card transactions over two years and found more than $6 million in purchases that either violated state procurement laws or district policy.

The News also found hundreds of purchases that seemed to have little to do with educating children, such as the purchase of iPods, lawn ornaments, gift cards and a subscription to an online dating service.

There were more than 1,200 district MasterCards in circulation, and their users charge, on average, $20 million a year.

[The Lumster]

1,200 district credit cards racking up $20 million per YEAR to the taxpayers with absolutely ZERO oversight.No receipts were required.

No bureaucrat left behind!

Remember this the next time the lib's cry for more school funding. It's for the children!!!!! (and the high salaried administrators)

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

Any bureaucrat who hands out government-backed credit cards to public employees on a wholesale basis should go directly to prison without passing "GO."

[The Lumster]

Sorry - my mistake

[bobhoskins]

and a subscription to an online dating service

At least it's a step up from the teachers dating the kids ...

[Mark was here]

All this time I thought the poor teachers were buying school supplies out of their meager wages.

[dfwgator]

If school districts did their jobs, we could educate the same number of kids for 1/10th the cost of what they spend now.

[showme_the_Glory]

I we just paid them more money, they wouldn't have to steal. /sarc