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Finance committee refers forensic‑audit RFP to full board after members cite oversight failures
Summary
After months of questions about unexplained spending and magnet‑school placements, the committee voted to refer an RFP for a forensic audit (no price cap) examining internal controls, hiring, purchasing, contract awards and magnet lottery processes to the full board.
The Bridgeport Board of Education Finance Committee voted to refer to the full board an RFP to commission a forensic audit or internal investigation into the district’s internal controls, hiring and contract procedures and magnet‑school application processes.
Chair Joseph Skowick framed the request as a step toward restoring public trust after discovering substantial unvetted spending: "We need…
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