Two top Westchester County school officials allegedly swiped $50,000 meant for at-risk students and blew it on private school fees for relatives, luxury handbags and other flashy items, according to prosecutors.

Now-former Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District superintendent Oliver Levy and ex-security system specialist Surendra Kumar allegedly worked together to divert school funds to pay for their exorbitant lifestyles, the Westchester District Attorney’s Office said.

Levy — who started out in 2008 as a teacher’s aide at the district that serves troubled youth in grades K-12 — and Kumar bought 168 gift cards between July 2018 and June 2022, but only used a portion of those funds for school items, prosecutors alleged.

Instead, they allegedly funneled some of the money – about $50,000 – toward personal expenses, including jewelry, veterinary services, luxury handbags and the private school fees.

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