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After being credited with bringing a Long Island school district unprecedented prestige, especially for a rise in early college admissions, the superintendent and his assistant became embroiled in an embezzlement scandal.
The superintendent of the Roslyn School District, Dr. Frank Tassone, played by Hugh Jackman, was eventually arrested in an $11.2 million larceny scandal, that also involved former business administrator, Pam Gluckin (played in the movie by Allison Janney). Ray Romano plays Roslyn's school board president.
The scandal was uncovered by a student reporter who began an investigation of the district's budget.
In another twist, the movie's main writer, Mike Makowsky, who was a Roslyn middle school student when Tassone was charged with first-degree larceny in 2004.
Bad Education debuts Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m. You can view a two-minute trailer in the second image above.
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