A former Boston high school principal is charged with misusing nearly $40,000 in school funds for personal use, including two luxurious all-inclusive vacation trips to Barbados.
Naia Wilson, who served as New Mission High School’s headmaster for 13 years, admitted to authorities she committed wire fraud totaling approximately $38,806 in the elaborate scheme, according to a DOJ press release on Tuesday. The 60-year-old educator allegedly started requesting checks from the school’s external fiscal agent account to be issued under other individuals’ names from September 2006 until May 2019.
The New Mission School is an inclusive, portfolio-based pilot school program that serves grades 7-12, according to its website. A pilot school budget like New Mission’s is typically overseen by an external fiscal agent that issues checks at an administrator’s request.