LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Former Academy @ Shawnee Athletic Director Harry Vinegar was fired in May after an internal investigation found evidence that he had misused concession stand funds and failed to follow protocols on renting the school’s gym for a fundraiser.
But Shawnee isn’t the only school facing such scrutiny.
The Jefferson County Board of Education is set to consider an internal audit by accounting firm Dean Dorton Allen Ford that examined booster clubs and fundraisers at 10 schools in Jefferson County Public Schools and followed up on hotline tips involving fundraisers and activity funds at others.
The audit’s executive summary says many of those booster clubs lacked appropriate oversight from school administrators and failed to file necessary paperwork such as annual…
