st. Louis – St. Louis Public Schools’ latest three credit card statements show a claim of around $200,000, but show an overall decline in spending after former scholar Cassia Scarlett’s expulsion.
The district has reported all credit cards in December after PostDispatch reported a $1.6 million claim indicating multiple violations of its travel policy, including airline upgrades, luxury hotels, and spending on families and other non-staff members. has been stopped.
During Scarlett’s tenure between July 2023 and July 2024, the district charged an average of $111,014 a month on a total of 21 credit cards. From October to December, the monthly fee averaged $62,985.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the SLPS board will approve district credit card fees for the first time. The US Bank statement released Friday on the board’s agenda includes multiple trips last fall.
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Charlotte’s fees were part of a roughly $11,700 trip to the Ultimate DECA Power Travel Conference for business-interested students attended by two teachers and six students at Gateway STEM High School.
The latest statements include $1,365 in Panera, $1,200 in Russo’s catering, $905 in Pappy’s smokehouse, $623 in Schnack in Lindel Boulevard, $507 in BBQ in Bandana, and Ressa like Ressa, like Ressa It has also been shown that thousands of people paid for local meals over three months, including Wrestle charges like on-time bills. -11.
The School Board on Tuesday will also review the vacant candidates created by the departure of member Sadie Weiss last month. Weiss cited the board’s lack of concern over credit card spending in her resignation speech.
Shamicha Henry, executive assistant to the board, spent $53,567 on SLPS credit cards from July 2023 to July 2024. Henry’s card recorded a fee of $5,500 from October to December.
“Want to hit me with a $40 upcharge on Southwest Airlines? St. Louis Board of Education President Antoionette “Toni” Cousins said at a meeting on January 15, 2025. Board recalls who resigned on the same night. Video provided by SLPS, edited by Jenna Jones.
