School worker steals kids’ lunch money

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A part-time worker with the Naha City Board of Education stands charged with embezzlement after being caught stealing more than ¥2,117,200 ($18,095).The 40-year-old employee is accused of stealing children’s school lunch money as she was taking it to the bank for deposit.

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[roxy_skyy]

note to self: apply to work at school.....

[P_chan]

I don't get this article. Maybe I read it wrong the first time. But it sounds like she was taking money from the register after the kids payed for their meal. I'm pretty sure they said something about the principle noticing after looking over the bills or something like that. I can't remember but I will read the whole article again later.

[Muku]

I don't get this article. Maybe I read it wrong the first time. But it sounds like she was taking money from the register after the kids payed for their meal. I'm pretty sure they said something about the principle noticing after looking over the bills or something like that. I can't remember but I will read the whole article again later.

No what happens is kids bring rough 3,500 or 4,000 yen to school per month to pay for that months school lunches. One staff member at the school is in charge of that money and takes it to the bank for deposit, thing that gets me is that she was doing it for a year, which means the principal at that particular school was blind and not doing his job to catch it sooner.

Japanese kids dont eat in a school cafeteria, they eat their hot lunches in their classrooms. Everyone eats the same thing together.

[P_chan]

yeah thats kinda what I mean. She was taking money after it was given to her. So it's not like she was personally threatening kids and trying to take their money.

[Muku]

yeah thats kinda what I mean. She was taking money after it was given to her. So it's not like she was personally threatening kids and trying to take their money.

No, nothing like that, just embezzelment. She is due for a vacation :dead:

[P_chan]

my point was that she wasn't directly taking it from the kids.

[Muku]

my point was that she wasn't directly taking it from the kids.

In actuality she was but not in the manner of which you might be thinking.

The kids would bring the money in an envelope to school and either drop it in the school lunch drop box or hand it to her or another office worker or teacher directly.

You are correct that she didnt stick a gun up their little noses or directly force the kids to give her the money that's true.:)

[StreetBiker]

thats pretty bad

[DougP]

better check the drinking fountains and make sure she didn't switch the plumbing around j/k