Almost from my first day on the case, I had expected that the Riverdale report would be front page news in Murfreesboro. I was not surprised to see this on my doorstep this morning.

Here is a link to the entire article.

I thought that it would probably be covered to some degree in Nashville too. However, I truly did not expect this:

Tennessean 7/14/2011″]Here is a link to the Tennessean article.

Here are two more broadcast stories. As of this writing, both have video available. WSMV’s story is here; WKRN’s is here.

I am hopeful that this will lead to positive changes throughout the state.

If anyone associated with a school support organization in Tennessee happens to find this post, and wants more information about which sources of money are reserved for the schools themselves, I would recommend referring to applicable sections of the Tennessee Code (Title 49, Chapter 2 in particular), to the Model Financial Policy for School Support Organizations (Procedures Manual), and to the Tennessee Internal School Uniform Accounting Policy Manual (effective July 1, 2011).

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