Because they have been caught, it probably won't end well for them, even if the alleged ringleader has conveniently "retired."
In an interview, Mr. Carranza said the district opened the investigation in June after a community organization raised questions to him about irregular accounting practices. The San Francisco district attorney’s office is conducting a separate investigation, according to Mr. Carranza and others familiar with the inquiry. A spokesman for that office declined to comment.
The district’s investigation is focused on Associate Superintendent Trish Bascom, who is the former head of Student Support Services, and four of her co-workers. For years, until she retired in June, Ms. Bascom had primary control over money distributed to community organizations that were hired to provide services for the district. The department’s annual budget is nearly $20 million.
Related article is here.
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Mia the "euthanized" dog is enjoying life again:
Olivarez says that having Mia euthanized once was hard enough. He just didn’t have the heart to do it again. He is struggling financially, facing foreclosure, and needing to move to a small Detroit apartment. Expensive treatments were not possible. But the donations made them possible. And with some help from a veterinarian (not the one who botched the euthanasia), it’s clear that Mia has got some good wag left in her stumpy tail._______
She’ll soon be moving to a farm about 90 minutes away from Detroit, with friends of Olivarez’s family who wish to remain anonymous. Mia obviously did not have to die to find heaven.
The federal government is not doing its fair share in contributing to the education of special education students, and cash-strapped school districts are paying the price.
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