An education advocate has called upon federal authorities to investigate and possibly press criminal charges against six New York City employees accused of misappropriating funds meant for homeless students.

These employees allegedly engaged in a scheme to take their own children and grandchildren on lavish trips, including visits to Disney World, Washington, D.C., and other attractions.

The situation came to light when Leonie Haimson, executive director of Class Size Matters, expressed her concerns, stating, “This appears to be a criminal use of federal funds for homeless students, involving forgery and fraud.”

The allegations were first brought to public attention by The Post, revealing that Linda M. Wilson, a Queens manager overseeing “students in temporary housing,” along with five of her subordinates, used “forged permission slips” to facilitate these unauthorized excursions.

Wilson reportedly advised her colleagues, “What happens here stays with us,” in an apparent attempt at a cover-up, according to investigators.

This statement has fueled the call for accountability and transparency in the handling of federal funds designated for vulnerable student populations.

Haimson has taken decisive action by reaching out to the U.S. Department of Education’s inspector general.

She penned a letter to the office responsible for probing civil and criminal violations of federal funding, urging them to launch a thorough investigation into the matter.

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