Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 12:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Can you say Statute of Limitations. Well I'll give Ferriday this much, They are doing their job. Sure bet they didn't count on catching the high school principle though.

Posted by Crazynms (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 12:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

O....My this is not good, good thing school is out for a week.

Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 12:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yep. I got so flustered I put the wrong city in there. I asked them to remove the post.

Posted by Crazynms (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 1:18 a.m.

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Posted by Crazynms (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 1:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This can happen. On my way to Baton Rouge on Hwy 38, I was stopped for speeding years ago and the LA state trooper ran my license. I had an outstanding warrant for my arrest. It was like 5 years old !! The ONLY reason he let me go, was I had my 2 year old daughter with me at the time. He said I had better take care of it. Talk about bad luck... Right before I got in BR, I was stopped AGAIN and he wasn't going to let me go. I had to beg and explain, that I had just found out about it earlier and had to show him my speeding ticket to prove it. Come to find out, my suppose to be brother in law was a deputy for sheriffs office and instead of telling me about it, he threw it in his floor board and never thought about it again. He laughed his butt off when I called and told him about it. I didn't think it was so funny. The warrant was for no insurance. I was young and had to let my car go back. I didn't know, I was suppose to take off the tag and tell them I didn't own it anymore.

Long story, but true.

Posted by revolutionary (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 1:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Probably a simple mistake that happened over a decade ago. She probably did not even know that checks were bad. Happened to me when banks changed ownership ( Magnolia Federal to Union Planters to Britton and Koontz all in the same year or so. This would not have made the news if this was the principal of VHS. Can anybody say TABLOID !!! Keep selling papers and destroying lives of good people Julie. Hope you sleep good at night. Remember what goes around comes around. A decade old rubber check for less than $100 is not worthy of front page news !!!

Posted by frogprincenessntz (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 2:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

sorry, revolutionary, it comes with the territory. Just as we hold politicians to a higher standard, everyone involved with our kids are especially held accountable. When she was made principal, there should have been a new background check made, and this charge would have been found in system.

A little background on bad checks in Mississippi. Before you can turn them over to the DA, you have to send out certified letters to the writer of the check. If she had furnished a proper address, she would have been notified prior to the DA being brought into the mix. His office also sends out letters giving them a chance to pay up. Only then are proper charges filed.

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 19, 2007 at 7:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Just to set the record straight, the story is on page 3 of the print edition.

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 7:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think revolutionary doesn't like our friend Julie F. Why "kill the mesenger"? She is doing her job, and a good one at that, revolutionary. Would you want her to be biased and not print this story? Make up your mind, friend, and go have yourself a wonderful Monday! And happy turkey day!!!!!

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 7:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

gemccull for mayor

Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 9 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Was this warrent issued before she became principal? Hope they do a background check befor they hire or promote in the school system. Can't be too careful when dealing with the children. Sure this is minor but if they have no way and means to insure the employees don't have any criminal record,then you never know what might be out there.

Posted by dottie (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This may have been a decade ago, but I'll bet this
lady hasn't forgotton those hot checks. Just felt
she had gotton away with it. She deserved to be caught, and thanks Democrat. This woman should have
done a better job of protecting her own reputation.

Posted by JunkyardDawg (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

they need to give her some time off and get a new principal.

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 19, 2007 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

JunkyardDawg, you may be right. However, I would think that a fine of $963 and the public humiliation is enough.

Maybe, an in-depth background check to see if there is something else.

Posted by shedevil (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 12:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Im with the Democrat on this one..HOT checks never cool off !!!

Posted by dottie (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 3:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

gem
She was released on a bond of $963.00. No fine &etc.

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 19, 2007 at 3:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes, I know she was released on a $963 bond. I figure the bond was probably close to the fine amount. I maybe wrong.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 3:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

That's a pretty hefty sum for $83.16 in bad checks.... and a very hard lesson..... to lose your job over that amount.... BUT if you do the crime you should have to suffer the consequences...... sorry... : (

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 4:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You're right truth, but i don't think that if this is her only offense that she should lose her job.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 5:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

But what kind of example is she setting??? especially in the position she is in.... and now that it has been made public... I dunno... I am torn about that....

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 5:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

cutt'er sum slack y'all, regardless of if u know it or not, EVERYONE has written a hot check or two in their lifetime (AND IT'S NOT NEWS WORTHY); most just happen to have a little thing called "overdraft coverage," especially for the little amounts tht she wrote for.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

NOT everyone has written a hot check... sorry to disagree. I agree it perhaps shouldn't of been news, so maybe she could of straightened it all out and gotten it cleared up without everyone watching..... to see what happens....

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 5:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Is that enuf slack to be cuttin for yer?

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 5:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's just sum1 stirring the pot. THT'S ALL IT IS!

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 5:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Not for me, for her. N XCUSE ME, BUT STATISTICS SAY THAT ALMOST 80% - 90% OF ALL PEEPS HVE WRITTEN (OR DEBIT CARDED, IF THT'S A WORD) A "HOT CHECK" AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME.

Maybe ur not old enuff to hve learned tht lesson yet!

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 7:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

would that even show up on a background check? it's not a felony under $500.00.

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 7:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

my point exactly. i had a mark against my DL and it didn't show up against me until 2 years l8r when i was in an accident. i didn't know it was there, but the state "said" it was. turned out to be nothin but a "failure to look far enough back in the records 'human' error."

in my case, no damage was done. in this case, b/c she is who she is, there is untold damage to be done. y, b/c of eight some odd dollars in checks.

Posted by deedee (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 7:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Remember, whoever is doing this to her, what goes around will come around. You can bet your bottom dollar on that. While you're pointing a finger at her, two is pointing back at you.

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 7:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

excuse me, eighty.

Posted by forthekids (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 8:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

CPSO does the background checks for the school board, they take your fingerprints, sign the form and you are out of there, the whole process takes less than 5 minutes, if it isn't in the parish data base then they(CPSO) doesn't want to know about it

Posted by frogprincenessntz (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 8:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I do not think anyone is maliciously pointing a finger at her. She was stopped for a traffic violation and was found to have these outstanding checks. Her position made it newsworthy.

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 8:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

f she is a good/great principal then y should eighty some odd dollars ruin her career. I'm sure it wasn't like she was try n 2 hide it. Tht knd of thng is ovr and done with until some busy body uses it against u.

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 8:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

point given: this could ruin her career.

Posted by curiousgeorge (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 8:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Stuff like this bothers me because people in education have done way worse or have even been caught doing inappropriate things while serving our children - and they keep their job. She is an excellent principal and I hope this does not effect her career. It was so long ago and for such a small amount - come on now - it is not a felony.

Posted by srob (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 9:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Anyone can make a simple mistake and write "bad checks." Once, a company mischarged my debit card for double the correct amount, and as a result, two checks I had written that would have been debited correctly bounced. The company did not correct their mistake, but luckily my bank took off the overdraft charges and it was fine. For all you people know, the same thing happened to her. NORMAL people make mistakes in check registers. Even ACCOUNTANTS switch numbers sometimes. OH MY GOD SOMEONE BOUNCED THEIR ACCOUNT. TWICE. FOR LESS THAN EIGHT DOLLARS COMBINED. People float checks for more than that every day and get away with it. SO WHAT?

Posted by srob (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 9:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thats all the FHS kids need is a reason to not listen to their principal. Now when she cites them for disobeying the rules they will disobey even more and say that SHE'S a criminal too. Way to go cops. Let's see how the students there act now that you've called their principal a criminal for something so trivial. Bravo.

Posted by srob (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 9:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

eighty^^^^

Posted by My_Opinion (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 10:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

*She can have her record cleared and the false pretense charge removed completely* I know because I've had one removed!!!!!
I don't see why they fired her!!!

Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 10:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If she has been fired, that's just plain old rediculous! If this woman had a history of violent crimes, sexual offenses, etc, then I could understand the hoopla surrounding her losing her job, with the education system. Having a fine on a bad check is NOT. People forget, Natchez had an alderman who had way more in bad checks uncovered and what was done? How is it that we are so holier than thou, but yet at the same time, if someone was to place a spotlight and a magnifying glass on our lives, we would all scatter from the shame of it all. Words to the high and mighty, the only difference between her and some of us is, she got caught.

Posted by citizen (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 10:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I don’t know who the checks were written out to, but if it was me….I would have walked into the place of business and handed them in cash the $55.00 and $28.16 PLUS the bank charges for nsf check as soon as I realized the checks bounced. If I really didn’t have the cash to do that at the time, I would still walk in, apologize, and promise to pay as soon as a got my next pay check. Then, I would do it. That is what any person who made an honest mistake would do, isn’t it. Or is that just me?

Posted by NtzMom55 (anonymous) on November 19, 2007 at 11:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I don't believe someone could forget writing 2 bad checks, surely not someone who considers themself a professional. She apparently thought she was above the law. But why shouldn't she? So many others in high positions feel that way.

Posted by DUCKHUNTER (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 12:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

this check writing incident happened in 1995 and there IS NO MENTION OF GETTING FIRED! PEOPLE please read the story line(s) if you are going to comment

Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 5:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I read the article DUCKHUNTER, but only responded to IF she was fired, I never said she was and that was only in response to another poster, who said she was.

Posted by ivorygirl (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 6:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

We should all pray that things have calmed down by next week when this principal and her staff return to work, so that they can continue to provide a safe and productive learning environment for the students that they serve. Ultimately, isn't it suppose to be all about the students. LET GO AND LET GOD!

Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 7:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ivorygirl, good going!

Posted by ijohnson (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 7:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

It's quite an unfortunate situation. Hopefully, she will not lose her job behind it. Whatever the circumstances were to result in bounced checks and her failure to make them good, I'm sure she, AND OTHERS, are learning from this "oversight" because it can, and will, come back to bite you in the butt!!!

After publication of this story, I bet you Ferriday, Vidalia and Natchez will be seeing a lot of folks showing up to pay old fines for "hot" checks, traffic offenses and outstanding warrants.

Maybe they'll collect enough money to hire one more police officer.

Posted by npc (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree w/ citizen. This is not about someone just bouncing a check. This is about someone who bounced a check and didn't take care of her business. Most people have bounced checks, but most people will take care of a bounced check immediately. I run a business and I have the ones that bounce checks and will call appologizing and bring cash immediately, and we don't charge an extra fee except what we were charged. Then I have the ones that I never here from again, which this seems to be the case here. As far as I am concerned, that person has just stolen from me. If you are any kind of responsible person then their is no way that this could have slipped your mind. Some of you act as though this is no big deal and this happened a long time ago and shouldn't matter. I tell you, the more I read the post of my fellow citizens the more disappointed I become. We have become a society that doesn't want to hold people accountable and prosecute people who are trying to help. I'm confused! These are probably the same people that the school system are having problems with their kids. No discipline.

Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 9:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I wonder where were the autorities when the checks went unpaid for so long? Don't they serve you with a warrant or keep coming after you until you pay up? Why was this allowed to get OVER a decade old? I am sure it was easy to find her, at home, if they really wanted to arrest her.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 9:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree. I also am in a position that bad check writers are not "just something everybody does". Thank you for stating your opinion from the "other" side!!!

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

You can have a warrant out for you and not even know it... they hand you a legal pad at the sherriff's office to fill out the "incident". If you get stopped for a traffic violation, they arrest you. (they don't go looking for you) and then it's up to YOU to prove your innocence.

Posted by dottie (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

citizen--No, you aren't the only one. I would address
this issue EXACTLY as you. Folks, I'm not holier than
thou but an nsf check in any amount is a big deal to
me. I don't want to luck-up and get away without pay-
ing my debts, I want them paid. Do I think this lady
will or should lose her job, absolutely not, but this
wrong should be rectified. The fact that many people
have done worse doesn't matter. We are responsible for ourselves, and moral decay has to start somewhere
And we all know how destructive it can be.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

and I would like to know where you obtain your statistics DUCKHUNTER.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I am not sure "everyone" knows that dottie... but I agree...

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 20, 2007 at 10:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If she reconciles her bank account, she knows that the checks have not cleared the bank. The checks would a reconciling item today if she has not adjusted her checkbook.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 10:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

uh... from ELEVEN years ago??

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 10:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I have changed banks a couple of times in eleven years....and NEVER bounced a check.... I am not condeming her.... I just don't see how you can FORGET you wrote bad checks......

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 20, 2007 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Outstanding checks are a part of your bank reconcilement until you adjust your check book.

Of course, you could contact the payee and try to come to some resolution.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

yeah. okay... I know what a BANK reconcilement is. But tell me that you would continue to carry over 2 checks from eleven years ago.... I don't understand your point. Sorry.

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 20, 2007 at 10:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

No, I would not carry a check on my bank reconcilement for 11 years.

However, I would try to find out why the check had not cleared the bank. The bank may be able to tell me something and as I said above, I would contact the payee.

Posted by markb (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The lady made a mistake 11 years ago. Give her a break! Not much of a news day for the Democrat. She will not be fired and the kids could care less.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

HELLO.... the checks tried to clear the bank.... they were returned. There are notices that one receives from the BANK when you have a check returned. There are calls and notices from the business that you wrote them to.... (if the business is even still open after 11 years, I am sure they "wrote" them off long ago after turning them over for collection.....) I still do not understand your reasoning.

Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on November 20, 2007 at 11:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think markb is right. She settles this and it's over.

I am out of here.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)

UGH

Posted by dottie (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

DUCKHUNTER

Please read your comments and then tell us you aren't
for real. Your lax way of thinking blows my mind,
or is that your intention? Totally without substance.
Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

TOTALLY AGREE dottie..... glad I am not alone in my thinking.....

Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Hello truth and dottie!!!!!

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 20, 2007 at 11:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

i see that the "election contest dropped" story was shut down.