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Teachers and union speakers press Twin Rivers for accountability after state audit finds Highlands Charter violations

Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees · June 25, 2025
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Union and community speakers at public comment said a state audit found extensive financial and oversight problems at Highlands Community Charter and urged Twin Rivers Unified to strengthen oversight; speakers alleged mismanagement, large ineligible funding, and insufficient district oversight.

Multiple public commenters accused Highlands Community Charter School and its leadership of fraud and mismanagement and urged the Twin Rivers board to take action. Britney Ward, identified as president-elect of Twin Rivers United Educators, told the board the union had repeatedly raised concerns about alleged fraud and illegal activity at Highlands and said the state audit released that day confirmed problems. Ward said…

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