Ex-principal accused of misappropriating nearly S$150,000

[Ivan_06]

SINGAPORE: A former principal of Maris Stella High School has been charged with misappropriating S$148,539.85 between May 2004 and September 2009.

 

64-year-old Anthony Tan Kim Hock, who retired in 2009, allegedly committed the offence in the school on 21 separate occasions.

 

13 of the charges involve a man known as Peter Lim, believed to be a relative and is said to be in his 30s.

 

Tan allegedly used S$44,860.80 from the school management committee as well as the Director-General of education school fund accounts to pay for items such as seven of Mr Lim's overseas school trips and an open water diving course in Pulau Tioman.

 

Tan is also accused of misappropriating another S$34,000 which was donated to the school.

 

Another charge involved him allegedly misappropriating S$2,000 which was donated to three retired Marist brothers.

 

Besides these, Tan is believed to have done the same with S$67,679.05 from the school's chapel building fund account.

 

Tan is out on a bail of S$40,000 and is represented by lawyer, Dr Koh Hai Keong.

 

The case will be mentioned again on June 16.

 

- CNA/cc

 

 

 

 

[Gearoil]

Are school principals very lowly paid in Sinkland?

 

Or is it a matter related to a lack of PRINCIPLE?

[Watwheels]

Confirm lack of money.

[Parkingidiot]

Singapore MOE Salary scales:

Salary Scale for General Education Officer (GEO)

Qualifications Gross Starting Salary

1. Pass Degree $2,550
2. Pass with Merit $2,850
3. Honours $3,050 to $3,200
4. Polytechnic Diploma1 (Technical) $1,870
5. Polytechnic Diploma1 (Non-Technical) $1,750

[Vince69]

Singapore MOE Salary scales:

Salary Scale for General Education Officer (GEO)

Qualifications Gross Starting Salary

1. Pass Degree $2,550
2. Pass with Merit $2,850
3. Honours $3,050 to $3,200
4. Polytechnic Diploma1 (Technical) $1,870
5. Polytechnic Diploma1 (Non-Technical) $1,750

[Sosaria]

MOE should step in with more overseeing of school operations rather than leaving many matters for "school to decide". Please be more hardworking and involved, and closer to the ground.

 

I think everyone would know someone in the teaching service with stories to share about how lack of oversight has led to some principals behaving like "overlords" in their schools with abuse of power. Who'd have dared question this principal when he was in charge? Only when he retired, then this skeleton fell out of the cupboard.

 

Surely we are now not surprised about the deterioration in morals and values of our youth nowadays. How can they be expected to "walk straight", when all the way at the top is "crooked"? And I'm not even talking about some teachers, yet

[Sosaria]

Are school principals very lowly paid in Sinkland?

 

Or is it a matter related to a lack of PRINCIPLE?

 

Pun intended, I'm sure...