Overview

• The shortfall surfaced when a venue deposit could not be paid and the booking was canceled, and the student managing the account told the school the money was no longer available.
• Gelsenkirchen police are investigating the case as a possible breach of trust and say determining what happened to the funds remains under inquiry.
• An online appeal has raised more than €10,000 by Wednesday morning, roughly matching the amount reported missing, according to Stern.
• The school has notified district authorities and set a 25 September assembly to establish the exact loss and advise the year group on next steps.
• Headteacher Andreas Lisson is urging future cohorts to use accounts with a two-person approval process to prevent similar incidents.