The school board plans to hire an auditing firm to investigate finances at Harney and other schools.
The Central City charter school withheld employees’ retirement contributions for months.
A similar case in Maryland resulted in a federal theft conviction.
Five-candidate list of contenders also kept from public review.
The Rev. Charles Southall had a school credit card issued in his name.
Violations, ranging over issues ranging from physical restraint of a student to failure to provide special-ed services could cost the charter elementary school its charter
The school district wants to know whether it still has a side contract with its chief financial officer, which is the subject of a state ethics investigation.
The school’s chief financial officer is accused of breaking state ethics law for being paid on the side to do accounting.
Brent Washington was paid to do accounting work in addition to his CFO salary.