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Color‑guard choreographer tells board he filed IRS complaint alleging music‑booster mismanagement; board requests financials and plans review
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 16 meeting, Scott Bush, the high school color‑guard choreographer, told the board he had filed an IRS complaint alleging the Harding Music Boosters mismanaged funds and that students lacked equipment and uniforms as a result.
Scott Bush, who identified himself as the high school color‑guard and visual choreographer, told the Marion City Schools Board during public comment on Dec. 16 that he has filed an IRS complaint alleging mismanagement by the Harding Music Boosters and described financial shortfalls that, he said, affected students’ uniforms and equipment.
"I have filed a complaint with the IRS," Bush told the board and provided the members with a three‑page packet of documents. He said students were denied a chance to fundraise at a music event and that the boosters told him they lacked funds to reimburse equipment purchases. Bush produced photographs and receipts for equipment he purchased for students: "These savers are $223 a piece," he said,…
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