The Tennessee comptroller’s office has been notified of possible money mishandling by Grundy County Schools, according to a committee report made at Thursday night’s school board meeting.
The committee – made up of two board members – was formed to supervise all internal investigations and report directly to the county’s board of education to ensure transparency in the situation involving five students recently charged with attempted aggravated rape.
The students – a freshman, three juniors and a senior – are accused of attempting to rape a 15-year-old freshman teammate with the metal handle of a dust mop in the school’s football fieldhouse sometime before 6 a.m. CDT on Oct. 11.
Board member Chris Groom said the committee found evidence suggesting the school’s football money may not have been handled properly. The finding came after Groom asked Director of Schools Jessie Kinsey for a statement showing how much money was being deposited and when.
He said it took Kinsey seven days to produce the statement, and it ended up being just one sheet of paper.