A former treasurer of the PS 29 Parent Teacher Association, Providence Hogan, is under investigation for embezzling up to $100,000 from the PTA, according to a published report.
Hogan also owns Providence Day Spa in Boerum Hill.
On Friday, parents received an e-mail inviting them to an emergency meeting tonight at 7 p.m. to address the issue. In the e-mail, PTA President Lauren Gottlieb said an "unauthorized transaction" was made from the PS 29 PTA bank account and was discovered while 2009 taxes were being drafted.
The meeting is being held at the school.
The investigation was first reported by The Daily News early this morning. At the school at 8:30 a.m. today, parents were tight lipped, but most seemed to be aware of the issue.
Prinicipal Melanie Raneri Woods stood outside the school saying good morning to parents and students.
"It's been reported to the authorities and we are cooperating," she said.
One member of the PTA with kids in the school, speaking on the condition of anyonymity, told Carroll Gardens Patch that Hogan didn't keep good records of the PTA's finances.
"The accounting was really off and none of the numbers added up," the source said in reference to a PTA budget meeting held at the end of the school year last year.
"But I never would have thought Providence was stealing money," the source added.
The PS 29 PTA raises large amounts of money each year and is holding a fundraiser tomorrow in Manhattan with the actress Lili Taylor, a local mom.
Hogan has a daughter in the fifth grade at PS 29.
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