Toronto District School Board Chair accused of diverting funds to charity he controlled

The chairman of Canada’s largest school board directed tens of thousands of dollars intended for a Toronto elementary school to his own charity, according to confidential internal reviews of spending during his tenure as principal.

The spending reviews, obtained by The Globe and Mail, are part of a series of internal investigations spanning four years that raise questions about Chris Bolton’s dual roles at a school and a charity before he was elected a trustee of the Toronto District School Board, and conducted by the organization he now chairs.