Update on charges against former local principal - Quinte News

Last month, 51-year old Todd Bishop was charged by Prince Edward OPP, following a lengthy fraud investigation.

Bishop was the principal of Murray Centennial Public School from September 2018 to September 2023.

He is facing 14 charges, including theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000, forgery, and criminal beach of trust.

According to documents obtained by Quinte News, the investigation spanned transactions and interactions between February 3 2022 and June 30 2023.

The Brighton resident is accused of forging the signature of the school secretary on a cheque and making fabricated business transactions.

$80,000 in funds are alleged to have been misappropriated.

The following statement was made to Quinte News by Jaine Klassen Jeninga, chairperson of the Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB.

“As a public organization, we take our responsibility for financial accountability very seriously. Mr. Bishop is no longer an employee of the board.”

“We have ongoing processes in place for the monitoring of all school-related funds, and whenever we believe there may be financial irregularities within a school, we immediately contact police authorities. In this case, we reported our findings to the Ontario Provincial Police.”

“In addition to conducting our own internal investigation, we have been active partners in the external police investigation of this issue.”

“As part of our internal investigation, we have replaced any school-based funds that were lost. As this matter is currently before the courts, we are unable to comment further.”

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

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