Boston School Officials Fined for Ticket Misuse

Former Boston Tobin School principal Natasha Halfkenny and assistant principal Coreen Miranda have each paid a $4,000 civil penalty for violating the state's conflict of interest law by using tickets donated for students to see 'Hamilton' for themselves and their sons, who were not Boston Public School students. The Boston Educational Development Fund secured 14 tickets for 12 students and two chaperones, but only eight students ended up attending the show. Miranda designated herself and Halfkenny as chaperones without offering the opportunity to any other school employees and allocated three student tickets to their sons. Both administrators admitted to the violations, and the case serves as a reminder that public employees must not use their positions for personal benefits. The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission emphasized that such actions denied rightful students the opportunity to attend the show.