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Aug 30, 2008 4:35 pm US/Pacific

Butte County Charter School Accused Of Nepotism

GRIDLEY (AP) ― The Butte County District Attorney's office has been asked to investigate allegations of nepotism and financial fraud at a local charter school.

An audit of the Oak Hills Charter School found several potential financial improprieties. They included $8,000 in missing equipment, false billing and use of credit cards with no evidence showing the charges were related to school activities.

The audit was ordered by the local superintendent of schools. It also found instances of potential nepotism in which close friends and family members of the principal were hired or given raises.

For example, the audit found the principal hired her mother as a teacher and appointed herself as her mother's direct supervisor.

Inconsistencies in student enrollment also were uncovered, with auditors unable to confirm the existence of several students. Auditors said the charter school's enrollment was perhaps 30 students less than officially reported.

The Biggs Unified School District closed the charter school last October because of health and safety violations.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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