An activities assistant at New Trier High School has been charged with theft, official misconduct and unlawful use of an account number following an investigation by school officials and police, according to the Winnetka Police Department.
Jeanine M. Brooks, 36, of the 8500 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, was charged as a result of “potential fraudulent activity” discovered by New Trier officials who subsequently notified the Winnetka police, according to a press release issued Monday by police. It said Winnetka police conducted an investigation that included the execution of a search warrant at Brooks’ residence.
Details of the alleged crimes were not immediately available, but the release said they allegedly occurred during the 2016-2017 school year and that Brooks was charged with theft of more than $10,000 but less than $100,000. Brooks was taken to a bond hearing on Feb.18, where bond was set at $25,000, it said. She could not immediately be reached for comment.
New Trier communications director Nicole Dizon said Monday she could not say if Brooks is still employed in the district because it is a personnel matter, but she said an activities assistant typically works with the more than 150 extracurricular student work clubs at the two schools.
Brian Cox is a freelancer for Pioneer Press.