ok well what about the kitchen workers who was caught stealing food but still have not been disciplined? OR the people who are kitchen workers who do drugs and even BRINGS IT ON SCHOOL PROPERTY! Yeah yet again....nothing done...Hopefully this tip will bring investigations on those people too.

They need to start naming these people because I'm sure they live in our community. They should be ashamed that they are taking advantage of our tax dollars like this

Sharon, if you have any information on those allegations, please contact the superintendent's office. If it is not investigated to your satisfaction, feel free to contact me and I will make sure it is.
Kevin McKay, Bensalem School Board

Stealing and falsyfying records is a criminal offense sounds like a County Detective investigation is warranted!

@Sharon:
IF you have proof, follow Mr. McKay's suggestions. No one act of wrong doing is any more or less serious than the other.
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Wendy. Nice to hear from you I've been away for a while. At least your not bad mouthing everyone. Maybe you have changed. Good for you

I would like to know where the supervisors were/are in all of this. The employees can't get paid untill the supervisor signs off on their time cards so how can the employees falsife their time cards with out the supervisor knowing, do they not look at what they are signing?

these people are a disgrace

@arref:
You of all people should know by now that I NEVER "badmouth" anyone, but tell the truth. You also know how much trouble Haman and Nabal are in, (How about the assault on the volunteer ff by a paid ff, as well as the high ranking fire official with his cell phone fetish.), and with this criminal act, it makes it that much worse. Your precious master(s) are slowly being exposed, and in due time will share the same fate as these people: JAIL. BTW.... the very fire fighters you claim think I'm "nuts" and a "liar", no longer drink Haman's kool-aid, see the truth. Read my blogs, and you'll see.

I agree S.Ruth. Why isn't there anything in this article about the supervisors being disciplined or terminated for letting this happen right under their noses!! I don't understand how the employees were able to get away with this if the supervisors were doing their job correctly!!! Doesn't the superintendent feel that the supervisors should be held accountable for their "wrongdoing". Everyone has done things wrong, maybe some should take a long look in he mirror before accusing others and pointing the finger. Is lying just the same as cheating!! If these employees are disciplined or terminated I sure hope to see the supervisors get the same treatment because they were responsible for letting this go on!!!

The superintendent shouldn't be considering additional action, he should be taking additional action. The cummulative comments above sum up the situation. With the current job market or lack thereof, supervision looking the other way or possibly complicit, accountability and oversight of work NOT be performed or completed, and lastly stealing. Yes; this is stealing time which translates into stealing money/wages. With ever present tax increases looming and operating expenses on the rise, a message has to be sent. This behavior cannot be tolerated but it can't just be about the people at the bottom of the chain. Don't know how long this has been going on, but sooner or later, the low productivity has to evidence itself. If people are on the clock and the work is not getting done for good reason, then something else has to be the cause (like not being on the job and being paid for it).

We shouldn't have to look up who did this, it should be printed out for all to see, so we can all thank them for stealing our money and like Jack said they should be prosecuted. And 2nd Wendy shut-up already, no one cares about your problems with the township officials.You people on here act like 1st graders back and forth with each other, just let it go. This is about our tax dollars, our taxes are high enough without people padding their paychecks.

This is a bad situation. Sounds the the employees did wrong, but I don't think the district should have released this information. They'll probably be sued by the employee union now.

The Superintendent should not have put this information out there for all to see with out 100% proof of what he is accousing the employees of. I would like to know why the Superintendent is not saying anything about the supervisors being accountable for letting this happen. I guess if we want any answers we will have to go the school board meetings and let the Superintendent know that it is not right to hold just the employees accountable just because they are not politically connected. Or is the Superintendents geting rid of the school employees his way of getting the money he needs for the full day kindergarten program?

I agree, supervisors should definitely be held accountable and disciplined. Perhaps not "fired" but at very least loss of several days pay, which with at the salaries some of them pull down is a substantial hit. As the saying goes, "the fish is rotten from the head down," and obviously there is a lax, wink & nod climate from a supervisory standpoint that permits these (and other) abuses to go on. Let's not forget it was apparently a whistle-blower that brought these matters to light, not supervisory due diligence by those who should be responsible for managing employees.

I just read the school board report and it looks like one of the Theives WAS a SUPERVISOR and the other one was his WIFE!!!!! So, where is the policy that most private companies have regarding family can not have a family member as an immediate supervisor or work in the same department as immediate family???? No wonder it has going on without notice. The supervisor was the one committing the acts! RIDICULOUS!!!!!

Will the guilty parties be required to pay it all back?
Also, don't they have auditors?
It is possible that the changes were made after the supervisors signed the timesheets. If that were so, possibly the supervisors were not aware of the fraud.

I hope the residents of Bensalem are watching this situation very carefully. Mr. McKay, pay attention... I hope you and the rest of the school board votes NO to any raising of our tax dollars. Every year they play this game of bringing out a huge budget and then the last budget "only" raises our taxes by a "little bit" which "saves" us money. This time you and the rest of the school board needs to stand together and say NO. Otherwise, we will say NO to you at re-election time. Where was the school board in all of this? We elect you to be our voice and to be our eyes and ears at the school district. I bet you, Mr. Mckay has not even visited all of the schools in the district during an actual school day to see the daily operations. Care to respond Mr. Mckay, since you want to get so involved now that everything is public?

Mike, I agree with you 100% that a husband and wife should not work together at any job. However, I know employees from Bensalem school district & other districts in our area and a head groundskeeper and a head custodian are nothing more then employees who pass out the jobs from their supervisor!!!! Head groundskeepers and head custodians having NOTHING to do with pay roll!!!! Supervisors must still sign off on their time cards, at least thats how it worked at the jobs I had, so lets not direct the attention away from the people who actually had their eyes closed to this!!!

M. Trimble I agree with you!!!! The Head groundskeeper and Head custodians have nothing to do with pay roll and are not the ones that sign off on time cards. The Bensalem School District has 4 facilites department supervisors and they are the ones that have to sign off on time cards. Maybe they are just all to worried about ther new gym that leaks when it rains than what their employees are doing.

Aren't these two the slugs who were supposed to be cutting the grass at the school district properties throughout the district, and while they were on the clock they were using school district equipment and cutting the grass of private residents, getting paid for doing that, using school district equipment?

I understand that the supervisors don't sign off on time cards, but the supervisors are the ones that should be able to be trusted to watch over the employees and report wrongdoing to the department heads. The department heads can't micromanage all of the employees that are scattered throughout the district. I want to see what changes this superintendent is making to ensure this won't happen again...or is he just out for the press? Their definitely should be a policy on family working in the same department.

Are these jobs (workers and supervisors) Civil Service positions, or is the hiring a political appointment? It is more than a coincidence a husband and wife would be deemed THE most qualified for positions, not to mention working with and/or for each other. There's a fair amount of nepotism in Bensalem both at the school district and township building. You'll find they're all affiliated with the same political party. To be fair, this is everywhere, not just Bensalem. It's how things are done in "government."

Head groundskeepers or head custodians DON'T SIGN OFF on the time cards, the supervisors(management) do that duty!! and if they can't micromanage with the amount of supervisors S.Ruth says they have then maybe they shouldn't be holding that position!!! A supervisor is suppose to be able to micromanage thats why they get paid their salary!!!! if you have 4-5 managers you shouldn't have to micromanage, you should just manage and open your eyes!!!! They only need to manage 30-40 emloyees during the day!!!

So, Ram Patel I state again where were their facilites supervisors?

Exactly S.Ruth, these management vehicles can't seem to make it to the schools, but I see the same management vehicles at Bensalem market(old nino's), the bank next to CVS, and other locations within the district and the times I see these vehicles isn't lunch hours, it's 9,10,11,12... They could have been checking up on their employees instead of doing their personal errands on the clock!!!

I think the paper and the press need to know what is going on, on the supervisor side of all this. I agree with M.Trimble, you can drive all around the district all day and see management vehicles everywhere but at the schools.

I do agree that school district workers doing this horrid injustice should be disciplined and their supervisors should be held accountable as well. However, if there are innocent workers that do their job I do not believe they should be fired for something others have done. The people who are GUILTY should be punished, hopefully that is what the further investigation is about. Keeping the real workers employeed and getting rid of the ones who are not is what should be done.

I personally know 2 of the supervisors in question & must say they do more than their fair share for the district.... They are devoted & put in more hours than you can imagine.!!!! It very easy for employees to steal hours in several ways.. I also know if these supervisors were aware of this wrongdoing the employee would be gone....!!!! Mr McKay should stay out of this & let the administration/Superintendent handle this situation. That is one of his responsibilities & why we pay him. He will notify the Board....

Managers and Supervisors knew this was going on in this department for years just like when school district equipment shows up in employee's yards to cut there own grass and there family's. Managers and the supervisors knew this was going on and did nothing when tax payers complained about it. I think they called it fringe benefits.Every year our tax bills go up and the school district cost go through the roofs. Times are hard out there but you can't tell it by the way the district runs.
I can't wait to see what kind of cover ups happens with the paid fire department accident yesterday on RT 13.May be the township will stop the tax rebates so they can afford the insurance premium.after all do they really care about the tax payers.

If the school district is run properly or any other company for that matter there is no possible way to steal hours!! Once the supervisors get the time cards if there are any questions regarding timed work it's the supervisors responsibility to call said employees into their office and questions those employees! And yes George I know the supervisors too, and I see them just driving around and not at schools. Supervisors knew exactly what was going on and chose to do nothing about it!!

m trimple, i totally agree with your comments, all being said, the supervisors need to be held accountable for their lack of supervision. when you steal from the school district, you are stealing money from all the tax payers. all the people involved in this matter should of been fired, not ask to resign and charges should be filed against anyone stealing from the school district.

@Its Time 2: Anthony is more than correct on this, as its has been confirmed through several fire fighters. Its relevance to the paid fire department, is that one of the offenders in question not only works as a paid fire fighter, but is also employed with he school district. This person has been going to visit his girlfriend while on the clock for the school district. He is also one of the individuals who sided with Harran to unlawfully suspend Union Fire Co.

Oh Wendy you misinformed twit and yes I'm calling you names! You Have no idea with what you speak. The guy who you think works for the FD is not the same guy who works for the SD...
The accident that the fire dept had , shouldn't e part of this but the facts are .. They were HIT by a female with no drivers license , no insurance and no registration. Your sources are wrong again

ALL of you need to get your facts right before you post!!!!!!!! Gossip is not always factual!!!!! MOST of these posts are gossip!!!! @Wendy you are confussed about the situation!

Mr. McKay, I ask you to take a look at a district employee, a department manager with initials TP who sends out what amounts to spam e-mails to a large group of district employees, clogging up their inboxes. Jokes, funny stories, etc. and he does this on district time. These big shots think they are able to do what they want, they have no one to answer to and it is about time that someone decides that YES they do need to justify what they are doing while on the clock!

Its Time 2
Well to answer someone about my article your right about the accident not involved with this article, but I am pointing out tax dollars hard at work with wasteful spending.Also I would like to say im not afraid of using my name as I am a tax payer of this township and have a right to write this article.
And as stated by Jack Robinson Stealing and falsifying records is a criminal offense sounds like a County Detective investigation is warranted!Also using district equipment should not be used for personal use like taking kids to school and picking them up

I have all my facts right. I do my research before I post anything!! If I posted anything that's incorrect, then please correct me if you can, but you can't!!

is this the anthony that has had problems with bensalem township and the police year ago. if so keep your mouth close because you dont anything.
wendy, your the best. Just when I thought you couldn't say anything more crazier you go again, couyld get ONE fact correct. PROVIDE ME WRONG wackjob. Your so called firefighters that you get your information from, came from the island of misfit toys. PS I hear your boy PF is on the outs with 37's, so much that he has been seen trolling. Wendy jugdement day is coming. GOOD LUCK

Hey there rocket you must be another person like it time 2 that don't pay taxes in this township and don't care about where tax dollars go.I will not keep my mouth close when it comes to tax payer's dollars and the wasteful spending that goes on in the district.And learn how to write before you tell someone to close there mouth and to let you know never had a problem with Bensalem police.Post a name so I know what kind of misfits I am responding to or are you one of the ones that were being investigated in the district?

rocket, couldnt have said it better myself about Gorgeous Eyes Wendy
Wendy you always find a way to twist things around ... Its always good for a laugh ... misinformed twit says it all !!!

Anthony , like I said get your facts straight before you comment or you will wind up being a joke just like Wacky Wendy ... There is not going to be a cover up with the Paid FF accident . I have no clue who you are nor do I care, nor do I care that you have a problem that I dont use my actual name . That is my choice just like it was your choice to comment on this post . Seems like you are maybe you have a grudge ,what you didnt make the cut for the Paid Department ???

Wendy -

Seems like we're losing focus on the article at hand!!! I thought this was about the school district and the lack of supervision from the supervisors and facility managers!!!

@ M. Trimble I said MOST posts were gossip. Glad to see you do your research. YES we lost focus! Gossip got in the way!

I think if the framers of our country read these bloggs they would rewrite the 1st
amd to our constitution. MOST of you aka wendy,anthony wouild not be allowed to post because you have know thoughts. some of you keep talking about the school district management like they are not doing anythind it sound to me that the super is taking action. why don't you give them a chance. I know wendy we can't give them a chance because of the BIG COVER UP, according to you everything that goes on is a conspiracy.. hey wendy did you.evr see the moviemade about Howard Stern, I forget the name but their is a scene in the movie that is you. The producer from NBC says hwta's the number one reason why people lisen to howard answer they want to hear what he will say next. whats the number one reason that people that hate howard lisen to him they want to hear what he will say next. thats the same with you. some days I think you cant get any worse and then you do. I think your crazy but I love it. Don't go changing..... PS can you make another video they are they best.

As usual "rocket" you can't handle the truth. The 1st amendment is a precious right that the founding fathers would not change, just to suit your desire to suppress the truth. Anthony, and many others, are just some of many people who see the truth and are not afraid to speak out. Your problem, is that you're so imbedded up Harran's back side, your conscience is permanently seared to the truth. Like the others, you have not been able to successfully refute any of my posts, because you like the others know that I am not only telling the truth, but that I have proof to back up everything I say. If I am lying, why is it that fire fighters (other than Union Fire Co.), and many others side with me? Why is it that the very people that Harran and Ponticelli have been LYING to about me, see the truth, and SIDE WITH ME??
My advice to you, is 1. Work on your spelling and grammar, and 2. GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF HARRAN"S BEHIND!

BTW... I DID see the movie, and its called "Private Parts". The REAL reason Stern is listened to, is that he speaks his mind, and TELLS THE TRUTH, when others won't. That's what the 1st amendment is about!! Oh yeah, there is a character in the movie that fits you, Harran, Ponticelli, and every other person who has been swallowing the township's lies to an exact "T"....................
"PIG VOMIT"

Wendy I have decided to debate you in public as you requested if you dare. Pick a council meeting and ill be there. I will bring proof that you are lieing about everything.

Oh Wendy where are you. Have a change of mind

I wonder what was said that was deleted

When are all these facts gonna come out? Apparently the one school district employee is also a fire chief?

wendy can you get ONE fact correct, he said 112 townswatch members not police officers. PS what about tonight, will you debate me on the facts at the meeting. I need to know asap because I'm going to have to change my hours for work. I guess if I were like you unemployed and lazy it would'nt matter I would always be free. If you don't show I guess we will finally know the truth and that is that you are a lier. You keep telling everyone to do something. Well now its your turn to 'put your money were your mouth is". I know you will have some excuss ie someone sick, you have date because of ALL of the guys that can't resist your big beautiful eyes
(sorry to all the readers out there). DON'T LET YOUR FANS DOWN. See you tonight at 7:30 pm.

Wendy you nut did you read the other article. The twp got a grant stop being do dumb

Wendy I'm worried about you is everything okay

@George, don't worry, I already stepped up!! I didn't my part!

@George, I stepped up, I DID my Part!!!!!

I think the employee who is a fire chief should have to step down it's an embarrassment for the fire company something has to be done in this matter...

Now they want to raise our taxes, if those who stole time & supplies had to repay back what they took, maybe we would not have a tax hike. Now I hear an administrator in the facilities is caught on camera stealing fuel from the school district, for use in personal vehicles as well as pumping it into containers. When will this guy face the consequences, plus the husband who was fired supposedly hit in his wife's timecard nearly 40 times, when she never showed up on those days. These people should face criminal charges, they are not only stealing from the SD they are stealing from US, the taxpayers of Bensalem.

The one is the chief of Cornwells fire company and this guy is gonna keep his job because he is signing like a bird! Snakes in the grass!

I swear some of you have nothing better to do with your time. Seriously 99% of the stuff on here is BS. Just some quick real facts. 1 @Wendy you need to just go away you have no facts to anything you say. You are to dumb to realize the person you are talking about is actually two different people. 2 John q the Chief you are talking about I know for a fact hasn't said anything cause he knows nothing. You should look at the guy who all of a sudden went out on workmans comp for a bird who is singing. That guy also has ties to the police so I am sure he k ows how to sing. 3 @ Anthony Pasqualone you have no right to say anything about anybody if I was you I would shut up before the stuff u were be looked at comes out. I am sure a certain bus driver has a few things they can say about you Creeper. You all need to get a life. Yes what happened was wrong but you should be yelling at the bosses they alowed this to happen and also the allowed the ones who did the most to get off Scott free by resigning the ones who are still there did nothing wrong. And if they did they should be alowed to do what the others did. Well except go out on workmans comp now that should be an investigation. Oh and one more thing at wendy you need to really get a life one day someone will expose you for the stuff in your closet and no not just the Oreos you know what I mean and you better hope people who know about u don't start singing cause u will really be embarrassed.

Can we get back on track here and focus on the real problem.
The real problem is how did this go on for at least 4 years and their immediate supervisor (facilities director Mr. Mosely) not know what was going on? I demand His resignation immediately. Either he knew about it the whole time and did nothing or he chose not to do his job ignore the things being said by other district employees and put his blinders on. Either way he needs to go no matter how politically connected he is!!

This whole trash mouthing is ridiclous ... you all need to get a life ... until you wear and stand in there shoes ..none of you know or will ever know what the true facts are..and for john Q and his comment on sunday , mothers day , you should be ashamed of yourself writing crap and not spending time with your mom ..or maybe she is reading your bullshit and doesnt want to spend time with you ..

I was just reading through some old material when I came across this string of comments which shows community concern which is healthy in that members are concerned with the well being of the township.

I agree with many of the comments posted particularly with the notion that the administration that was in place needs to take ownership of this unfortunate situation. Anytime someone falsifies records or obstructs justice that individual should be as accountable as the perpetrator. It seems that the Business Manager and Superintendent (Jack Myers & Bill Gretzula) should be deposed or have themselves removed from office. Ohhh that’s right Mr. Myers retired and Mr. Gretzula resigned hmmmmmm is this a coincidence…