Those PTA's play many roles but perhaps the most important is raising money to supplement what the taxpayers give the schools. P.T.A.a.'s and school officials alike will tell you that support is crucial. But a Whistleblower 2 investigation raises questions about the management of P.T.A. money. No one disputes that there were lingering questions about the management of the P.T.A. money at Indian Creek Elementary in Clarkston. But a close inspection revealed a system in which school officials say the money is the P.T.A.'s problem.
Critics say it's wide open for abuse.
Questions about Indian Creek's P.T.A. money arose nearly two years ago. Early last year, veteran principal Dr. Jay Arnold says the questions were compounded by the treasurer's failure to provide regular financial statements. A P.T.A. executive for all of DeKalb County agrees. The dispute between Dr. Arnold and his P.T.A. board on the one hand, and the P.T.A. treasurer on the otherhand, got so intense that at one point last year, DeKalb school officials actually removed Dr. Arnold from the school. He eventually decided to retire.