04/20/1979) was assigned the task of collecting cash from student purchases from the lunchrooms at schools in the district. The district learned through an investigation that SLAGTER was misrepresenting the amount of cash collected from the schools on paperwork that was required. On March 19, 2025, Ms. Haase and Ms. Windingstad spoke with SLAGTER. SLAGTER was provided with a Tennessen warning and voluntarily agreed to provide a statement. SLAGTER said she handles cash that is provided to the business office from different sites within the district.
SLAGTER would open the bags and count the money. Another employee would count and handle the checks. SLAGTER said she maintains a spreadsheet for deposits and keeps all paperwork that comes in the bags with the funds. SLAGTER then generates a receipt for each site by using a duplicate receipt with a white (original) sheet and a yellow carbon copy. The yellow copy is sent back to the site, while SLAGTER uses the white copy to enter the deposit. After completing the receipts, SLAGTER combines the cash for a bank deposit and sends the yellow copy back to the site.
The white copy goes to the accountant to enters the receipt into the computer system. SLAGTER said the white and yellow receipts always match that cash that is in the bag, unless a discrepancy is found. SLAGTER reiterated that the white and yellow copies of the receipt should always match because they are a carbon copy of each other. When asked if she could recall situation where the copies did not match, SLAGTER said she could not. SLAGTER said she simply follows the paperwork and deposits what is listed.
Windingstad presented SLAGTER with a deposit receipt showing a discrepancy between the original (white) copy indicating $764, while the duplicate (yellow) copy showed $964--a $200 difference. SLAGTER's demeanor changed. SLAGTER became quieter, looked down, and appeared visibly distressed. SLAGTER acknowledged that it was her name on the receipt and that the original receipt did not match the duplicate. SLAGTER claimed to have no idea why there was a difference. When pressed for how long this had been happening, SLAGTER said "Not that long." When asked where the deposits were, SLAGTER said, "I don't anymore.
No." SLAGTER later said, "I took them." SLAGTER later admitted she changed information on receipts. SLAGTER gave a specific example and stated, "I would change like, this was probably 185 and change the "1" to a $, taking $100 cash for herself. SLAGTER admitted to taking $100 here and $100 there. SLAGTER admitted to taking more money at times, but could not recall how much she took before going on a trip to Las Vegas. 2 34-CR-26-73 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 2/3/2026 Detective Hanneman reviewed documents provided by the school district.
