When I was an editor of the Roslyn HS student newspaper, superintendent Frank Tassone stole $11M from the school and no one noticed. A student journalist a few years after me broke the story, though, and last night there was a pretty good movie (âBad Educationâ) about it on HBO.
I donât remember Tassone being the beloved figure portrayed by Hugh Jackman. He was a weirdo. When I was a senior he went on âHard Copyâ to tout fen-phen, a controversial weight-loss drug later taken off the market because it can kill you. I dug up some photos for this thread.
Tassone said he would have my college acceptance revoked (?) if we didnât install a school board memberâs son as the paperâs new editor. My parents had to sign a confidentiality agreement â it was a whole thing.
Anyway, heâs out of prison now and gets a $174k annual pension.
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Anyway, heâs out of prison now and gets a $174k annual pension.