Outspoken former head of Teachers’ Union arrested on 4 counts of embezzlement

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the former president of the Virginia teachers’ union was arrested on Monday and charged with embezzlement of the organization’s funds.

Ingrid Gant, former president of the Arlington Educational Association, was arrested after police conducted a six-month investigation that found she embezzled $410,782.10 from the union, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

Gant was charged with four counts of embezzlement, she allegedly used debit cards for unauthorized purchases, and received several bonuses.

According to WRIC, Gant was fired from the union in March 2022 after she failed to provide tax returns and financial statements to board members.

Before leaving, Grant sent a letter to the principal of Arlington Public Schools regarding the spread of COVID-19, according to the New York Post.

Grant called the school’s indoor lunch a “super-spreader” and said that as Omicron cases increase, teachers will make the “ultimate sacrifice.”

After an edited version of the letter was shared by an Arlington parent, it went viral on Twitter in June 2021.

Hey @VEA4Kids, are you going to send out more of these grammar worksheets during your break? My kids and I had a great time spotting the bugs! Have we found them all? pic.twitter.com/ZfiQQbWwpv

— Ellen Gallery (@ellenfgallery) December 30, 2021

The parent who shared the letter noted that the president made 20 grammatical errors.

In January, a former Pennsylvania teachers’ union treasurer was accused of embezzling more than $400,000 over the past eight years, according to the Reading Eagle.

Detectives determined that the treasurer had withdrawn money from the union’s bank accounts and deposited it on her own.

The Fairfax County Police Department and the AEA did not immediately respond to a Daily Caller News Foundation request for comment.