Buisness Malpractices, What to do and how to stop them?

[James Emerson]

To Explain as simply as possible. I work for a music company that gives lessons and sells instumesnts. Well My Boss is a band director for a public middle school and he has his assistand manager(which has his own buisness title. He told me himself that he does this.) from his buisness sell insruments to the students of this same middle school. Isn't this illeagal. So, how can I to stop this? Who do I report to? What is this malpractice called? What are the legal consecquences for his actions? Is their a web site I can use for referance?

[markblair]

So your boss runs a music company and works in a Middle School as a band director. He then offers to sell instruments to the students of that school. How is that illegal? Is he forcing them to buy from him only and not teaching them if they don't? If not, then there's nothing illegal about this.

[James Emerson]

Isn't that a CONFLICT OF INTEREST? He has his Sales manager go and hang out at the school. Trying to convience the children to go home and get thier parents to buy instruments. The piont is he is not saposed to use his personal buisness as a way for personal gain thourh the middle school.

[blue27]

I don't see anything wrong with this at all.
Sounds to me like you have some sort of a grudge and you are trying to get back at your boss.

[ldcdc]

IMO it is a conflict of interest, and I would not do what he is doing. I don't know if it is exactly illegal though.

Anyway, I had that happen (in one form or another) all throughout the school years, usually with books. Usually, whether stated directly or just carefully implied, the children/students who bought them were given extra points at their grade (1-2, sometimes more).

Note: I don't live in the US.

[markblair]

He isn't forcing them to buy the instruments. I don't see anything wrong with it. If the school feels he shouldn't be doing this, then there should be something in writing stating that he can't promote his business in any shape or form. I'm sure they knew he had a side business when they hired him as the band director.

[blue27]

I really don't see it as conflict of interest.
In order for it to be a conflict of interest there has to be a conflict.

If the school were selling instruments to students then there would be a conflict of interest because this guy (a school employee) would be cutting into their business.

Since there is no mention of the school selling instruments I don't see where the conflict is.

[ldcdc]

The conflict I see is not economical/financial in nature.

If the school feels he shouldn't be doing this, then there should be something in writing stating that he can't promote his business in any shape or form.Yes, ultimately it is up to that. If I were part of "school", you know my vote. :)
I'm sure they knew he had a side business when they hired him as the band director.Maybe he did have it at the time, maybe he started it after he was hired,we can't know for sure. In either case, my opinion remains the same. Maybe it is because of my experiences that I feel this way, but that's the way I feel.