Teacher charged with stealing prom money
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Massachusetts teacher charged with stealing almost $3,000 in prom ticket sales proceeds has agreed to repay the money and been fired.
The Berkshire Eagle reports that Kate Frissell, a former teacher at Hoosac Valley Middle and High School in Cheshire, admitted to sufficient facts to a larceny charge in court Wednesday. That means while not pleading guilty, she acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict.
Under a plea deal, she must repay the school district $2,629 and was fined $90. In exchange, her case was continued to September.
The investigation started in November after another teacher reported funds missing from the Class of 2016 prom ticket sales account.
Prosecutors say the 34-year-old Frissell has been fired.
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