{"id":53523,"date":"2024-11-04T16:13:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T00:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/silicon-valley-education-office-audits-misuse-of-funds\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T00:13:27","slug":"silicon-valley-education-office-audits-misuse-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/silicon-valley-education-office-audits-misuse-of-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley education office audits misuse of funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the Santa Clara County Office of Education board faces backlash for firing Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan, it\u2019s responding with an \u201cextraordinary\u201d request for third-party audits into misuse of school district funds during Dewan\u2019s tenure. The audits will focus on unspecified contract awards and expenditures of public funds, as well as allegations of email surveillance over school district personnel, according to a Friday announcement from Interim Superintendent\u00a0Charles Hinman. The investigations will also seek third-party examinations on \u201cexpenditure of public funds for personal legal fees\u201d \u2014 an apparent reference to Dewan\u2019s legal fight to reverse the board majority\u2019s Oct. 2 vote…<\/p>\n