A food services manager and four employees at Galvez Middle School in Ascension Parish resigned in the 2015-16 school year after falsifying records to cover up the theft of approximately $200 to $300 of food, a recent independent auditor reported.

In an audit report released Monday for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016, the Baton Rouge accounting firm of Postlethwaite and Netterville said that no charges were filed, because the employees resigned, and no restitution was made because officials felt the amount stolen to be too small to try to recover.

The letter D, which signifies fraud had been found, was assigned to the School Board's audit as a result of the theft.

Brad Cryer, director of local government with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office, said assigning the letter D to an audit is not the same as a school grade of D.

"It doesn't mean a letter grade," Cryer said.

The audit reports that the school district's internal controls allowed detection of the theft, and that the food service program will continue to monitor reports and personnel activity.

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