The IG's investigation was prompted in part by a group of parents and activists who accused the ethics panel of using “taxpayer funds to conduct an apparently improper investigation.”
The inspector general’s investigation, which began in September 2021, was prompted in part by a group of parents and activists who filed
After flawed ethics reports on Prince George’s school board, parents and activists seek investigation for the outside work. The contract as written would have allowed outside counsel to charge the school system more than $250,000. The inspector general issued five recommendations focused on reviewing and clarifying language in the school board’s ethics policies, training and review of those policies, and other school system governance policies for current and future board members and the board’s general counsel.A spokeswoman for Prince George’s County Public Schools said Friday the district’s current general counsel will review the report and consult with administration.
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