A state investigation has not substantiated claims that a Somerset County Board of Education member violated residency rules, but the case is now being referred to the Maryland State Board of Education for further review.
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The Maryland State Board of Education has requested the State Comptroller to withhold some funding from the Somerset County Board of Education over a recent legal counsel hire.
The Somerset County Board of Education is sharply disputing a state watchdog’s accusation that it broke the law and its own rules when it hired its current legal team, calling the Office of the Inspector General for Education’s analysis “extremely troublesome,” legally flawed, and biased.
A new piece of legislation that would establish the independent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has unanimously passed the Delaware State Senate.