School principal resigns after paying $100,000 to Elon Musk impersonator
The principal of a Florida science and technology charter school has resigned after allegedly writing a $100,000 check to an Elon Musk impersonator using school funds.as a founding board member of Burns Science and Technology Charter in Oak Hill, Florida, told the school's board of directors that she had been fooled by the fake Musk after being"groomed" for months.local news reports
. McGee reportedly cut a $100k check to a person she believed was an associate of Musk's to kickstart additional investments of up to $6 million. Because McGee was only allowed to write checks up to $50k, the school's business manager noticed and prevented the check from being processed. According to, McGee had for years wanted to get Musk involved in funding the school, and someone appears to have picked up her ambition. Others testified at the meeting that McGee had been warned by staff she was being scammed.
Minutes from a March 9 meeting of the Burns Sci-Tech Charter School Board indicate that McGee's actions were already being reviewed at the time, with one board member requesting a performance review of McGee at the next meeting – the one at which she resigned. McGee apologized at the March 28 board meeting, but three school administrators said they planned to resign if McGee did not, prompting her resignation.We've already told you about a whole tree full of
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