Cathy Bowman, 47, was indicted on a felony theft charge on March 27, allegedly stealing at least $10,000 from the booster club’s account. Kentucky State Police launched an investigation in October after parents brought their concerns of missing funds. Bullitt County Board of Education counsel Eric Farris told the district and high school are “outraged” that the booster club’s treasurer has been accused of pilfering funds from the account. The district and school will continue cooperating with law enforcement as the case heads to court. Farris said the BCHS Booster Club has since been reorganized and that the district is working with consultants and legal counsel “to take steps to prevent this type of fraud in the future.”
That includes forming a new booster club association with new leadership and better training for club officers, he said. “We are confident in these crucial support organizations can and will be restored so that every student will have the opportunity to be at his/her best while engaging in athletics or other extracurricular activities,” Farris said in a statement. Bowman is scheduled to appear in Bullitt Circuit Court on May 6 for a 10 a.m. hearing.

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