A New Orleans police report obtained by WWL television details allegations that officials at James Singleton Charter School, which is run by the Dryades YMCA in Central City, fabricated criminal background checks for school employees. An internal school investigation attached to the Police Department incident report suggests the Y’s recently resigned chief financial officer, Catrina Reed, might have played a role in the bogus background checks, including her own 2005 background check, which indicated she didn’t have a rap sheet when she actually did.
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