Illinois middle school teachers claim that a 13-year-old student stole his wallet and continue spending using credit cards.
Tammy Huggins, an art teacher at Mason Clark Middle School in St. Louis, said he didn't immediately realize his wallet had been stolen until he received a textbook about several fees that were made with her credit card on March 21. It has been reported.
“I saw Shane's billed $220 and immediately went to check my wallet,” Huggins said.
Her wallet, which includes multiple credit cards, licenses and $200 in cash, was missing.
However, Huggins said he has a foreshadowing about the person behind the theft after realising where credit card purchases were being made.
“I said, 'Yeah, Shane. I know who did this,'” she said.
Huggins said several students later shared that their classmates boasted about stealing credit cards from her wallet, and even told her he even used it to make a purchase for Shein and order Doordash.
Renald Jackson, principal of Mason Clark Middle School, addressed the issue and assured the art teacher that he would become “all-whole” and receive an apology from his students.
“The principal said, 'My family wants to make you perfect. She wants to apologise,' and he gave me one credit card,” Huggins told the outlet.
Principal Jackson sent a letter to the parents at the school explaining the situation.
A letter obtained by First Alert 4 claimed that the parents of a 13-year-old student were fully responsible for the child's actions and offered to pay Huggins a full refund for the money stolen, and that the student had written a formal apology to the teacher.
Jackson also alleged that school administrators had contacted law enforcement about the incident and supported Huggins when they independently filed police reports.
However, Huggins claims that what was written in the letter is false.
As of March 29th, the art teacher said he had only received one credit card handed to her by the principal.
She had not yet reclaimed her other cards, $200 in cash, her license, and her wallet.
“I'm a teacher. I live with the principal $200, from salary to salary. It might be just $200,” Huggins told the outlet.
“It's just buying a sticker for my car and not buying a sticker for my car and he blew it away.”
Huggins said she had filed a police report on the incident.
The East St. Louis School District told First Alert 4 in a statement that it was “serious about the situation of loss or shortage of property.”
“We take all reports of lost property or property seriously and address them according to our policies and procedures. Our priority is to maintain a safe and respectful learning environment for all students and staff,” the district said.
“While we cannot comment on any particular situation, we continue to be committed to promoting a culture of integrity and responsibility within the school.”
This post was contacted the East St. Louis School District for comment.
