Rhode Island athletic director faces accusations over spending
From Sunshine Review
September 9, 2009 Following an audit into an account for student activities at a North Kingstown high school in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, questions have been raised over questionable spending.[1]
[edit] Athletic director
The former North Kingstown high school athletic director Keith Kenyon resigned earlier in the year, suddenly, WPRI reported.
The audit into the spending shows that the student activities account received almost $400,000 a year since 2003. However, not all of that money paied for student activities.
For example, the audit revealed Kenyon paid a large cell phone bill with student activities account money. The audit also showed that of the $21,000 once raised by a fundraiser for the school's hockey program, only $4,200 actually went to the program. The other $17,000 went to a private company.
Kenyon has not commented on the audit.[1]
[edit] Side business
Allegedly, Kenyon has been a representative of Athletic IQ, a Massachusetts company that tests high-school athletes’ physical skills in order to help get scholarships. He was using the position as athletic director to bring in business.
Four years ago, when he attended the National Athletic Directors Conference in Orlando, Florida, sought reimbursement for his trip from North Kingstown School Department and from Athletic IQ. Each reimbursement request was for $680 for five nights, $240 for meals and $115 for airfare.
He asked for reimbursement for $1,361 from North Kingstown and $1,575 from Athletic IQ.[2]
[edit] External links
- Town of North Kingstown website
- North Kingstown School Department website
- Athletic IQ's profile on Business Week
- National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association conference website
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_wpri_north_kingstown_athletic_director_audit_20090909_jab "Audit uncovers questionable spending," WPRI, September 9, 2009
- ↑ "Former North Kingstown athletic director had side business," The Providence Journal, September 8, 2009
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