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Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal
Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal Frank Tassone, the disgraced former Long Island school superintendent whose embezzlement scheme was chronicled in a new HBO movie, "Bad Education," has responded to the weekend release of the film. The plot of the film centered on Tassone’s larceny scheme at the Roslyn School District in Nassau County, in which more than $11 million was embezzled through the school district during his tenure before he was ultimately busted and arrested. The scandal was uncovered by a student reporter investigating the district’s budget who had previously been encouraged by Tassone to dig deeper into what wa…

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