Secret Life of a Cheerleading Coach Unveiled in a Shocking Money-Laundering Investigation at Brainerd High School

A recent state investigation has revealed a shocking case of money laundering from one of the teachers at the Brainerd High School. The former teacher was also responsible for coaching the cheerleading team. It was during this time that the mishandling of money took place. After a thorough investigation, it was found that the teacher carried on with her fraudulent activities for several years. The shocking fact was that the activities were executed so subtly that the school authorities failed to notice the discrepancy. The authorities agreed to a lack of oversight during the investigation as well. So what exactly did the teacher do? Let us further examine the story and unravel the development in detail. 

Mishandling cheerleading money for years

The investigating officers were reluctant to disclose the name of the concerned teacher. However, they have stated that the individual served her duties to the school from 2015 to 2022. Initial charges against her cited her inability to remit the cheerleading fund to the school. According to the state’s law, any such finances accumulated from either vendors or parents shall mandatorily be transferred to the school’s official bank account within a window of 3 days. 

Shockingly, the investigation found the teacher guilty of collecting $7630 from as many as 16 students. The funds were said to be used for uniforms and other cheerleading expenses during the 2021-2022 session. Such an act resulted in the inability of the school to refund the amounts to the concerned parents. 

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The report further stated, “Investigators determined that the former teacher collected fees from members of the cheer team following the annual cheerleading tryout. Brainerd officials were made aware of the unremitted cheer funds after being approached with concerns from parents of members of the cheer team. Brainerd officials were unable to issue refunds to parents from the cheerleading team account since collected funds had not been properly remitted to Brainerd’s bookkeeper.” 

What did the teacher do with the money? 

The teacher allegedly used the funds to buy a host of cheerleading accessories. Investigating officers found out that the said teacher used the funds and $95 of her funds to purchase uniforms and other necessities for the cheerleading unit. These items were further delivered to the teacher’s residence. The investigators have also made a list of the items bought. These include vests, shoes, hairbrows, monogramming, leggings, warmup pants, t-shirts, and cheer shorts. 

To make matters worse, the concerned individual also did not remit the cost of cosmetology services used for a class. The Brainerd authorities have promised to look into the matter and try to bridge the deficiencies to the best of their abilities. 

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