Charter School Board Grilled About Nepotism
Myron B. Thompson Academy’s vice president has a second job as a full-time flight attendant. Her son is on the payroll as athletic director even though the school hasn’t had sports teams for two years. His brother was an assistant records manager before he took over teaching a film class. A third brother is a clerk.
These are the circumstances Myron K. Thompson, co-chairman of Thompson’s school board, continues to struggle to explain to the Charter School Review Panel. The investigation is ongoing, Thompson said. But it doesn’t seem to be moving fast enough for the state panel, which could sanction the school. A school board member assured the panel that for vice principal, Kurumi Kaapana-Aki, “the majority of her flights are centered on weekends.” Panel Chairwoman Ruth Tschumy wasn’t convinced and asked the school board to provide documentation.
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