The following statement was made to Quinte News by Jaine Klassen Jeninga, chairperson of the Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB.
“As a public organization, we take our responsibility for financial accountability very seriously. Mr. Bishop is no longer an employee of the board.”
“We have ongoing processes in place for the monitoring of all school-related funds, and whenever we believe there may be financial irregularities within a school, we immediately contact police authorities. In this case, we reported our findings to the Ontario Provincial Police.”
“In addition to conducting our own internal investigation, we have been active partners in the external police investigation of this issue.”
“As part of our internal investigation, we have replaced any school-based funds that were lost. As this matter is currently before the courts, we are unable to comment further.”
None of the allegations has been proven in court.