Police are investigating the disappearance of funds from the bank account of the parent advisory council (PAC) at a second elementary school in Surrey. The PAC at Serpentine Heights Elementary first noticed the funds were missing while reviewing their books at the end of the last school year, according to the school district. "A few days later, they decided they needed to call the RCMP," said Doug Strachan, the spokesman for the Surrey School District. Woodward, another Surrey elementary school. The school PAC in that case discovered, through a statement from the bank, its account, which contained $20,000 to $30,000, had been emptied — money that was to have been put toward a new playground.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2016 23:21 UTC