Leaders of closed Milwaukee voucher school are now running their scam in Florida

[Scuba]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/leaders-of-closed-milwaukee-voucher-school-are-now-in-florida-b99185323z1-240384541.html

Leaders of closed Milwaukee voucher school are now in Florida

A husband and wife running a private Milwaukee voucher school that abruptly closed last month — after accepting a total of more than $2.3 million in taxpayer money — now live in a gated community in Florida by the beach, records show.

Records show Taron and Rodney Monroe started a new private Christian school this year in Daytona Beach. While the school in Milwaukee was running on fumes, they were telling Florida friends they had experience getting government grants for religious schools. Now the Monroes, who lost their five-bedroom house in West Bend to foreclosure, have disappeared.

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction records show LifeSkills was nearly booted from the voucher program in 2010-'11 because the Monroes were listed as school administrators but didn't have bachelor's degrees — a program requirement that went into effect in 2010. Once Taron Monroe hustled to get hers and the state was convinced that Rodney Monroe was no longer in a teaching or administrative position, the taxpayer money continued flowing, according to the DPI.

John Johnson, DPI spokesman, said Wednesday that the department's authority over voucher schools, which are all private and predominantly religious, is limited. There's nothing in state law that allows the DPI to take action against a private school because of low academic performance or because of a school leader's personal finances, Johnson said.

I'm so sick of this scam and the gutting of our public schools.

[hobbit709]

1. It's always been about the money.

How much can you steal from the public treasury before they catch on.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. And Florida is a great place for that.

People say one thing, and then do exactly the opposite. As long as they send campaign donation money to the right people they'll get more grant money for another school.

[secondwind]

2. Can't something be done about this??????????????

[elzenmahn]

8. In this political climate,

with school privatizers and voucher supporters on both sides of the aisle, I wouldn't hold my breath.

[hue]

3. Apparently RW Xtians can't steal enough esp at the expense of children.

[maindawg]

4. So are they living in Fla. ?

Or did they disappear from West bend ? It seems to me that they are criminals,Why havent they been charged with a crime?

[warrant46]

5. Never Happen --Walkers administration is too busy creating jobs

</sarcasm>

[exboyfil]

6. What crime?

Sounds like the money had few strings attached. Given their history they may have the possibility of fraud in getting a mortgage for their house in Florida. Hopefully Florida will not give them any money to continue the con game.

[Half-Century Man]

9. I have come to the conclusion

that the only thing charter schools teach our children is "graft works".

[jwirr]

10. Teachers have been warning us for years. When there is no oversight and no organization that

can be held accountable a private school can do anything it wants. This one wanted to get rich.

[Enthusiast]

11. K&R. I am sick of this scam along with you, Scuba.

The Public schools have served this nation effectively for many years. The Republican education strategy of privatization doesn't work.

[SoapBox]

12. Scam it is.