{"id":985941,"date":"2021-11-08T17:14:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=985941"},"modified":"2021-11-08T17:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:14:53","slug":"audits-reveal-u-s-school-boards-abusing-covid-relief-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audits-reveal-u-s-school-boards-abusing-covid-relief-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Audits reveal U.S. school boards abusing COVID relief funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faudits-reveal-u-s-school-boards-abusing-covid-relief-funds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=985941&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2574376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2574376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plexiglass dividers surround desks as students return to in-person learning at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the Covid-19 pandemic on March 24, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:02 PM PT \u2013 Monday, November 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>School districts around the U.S. are reportedly mishandling emergency relief funds from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports on Sunday, schools across the country lacked oversight in the distribution of the funds leading to new nature centers and turf fields, instead of technology and mental health services. Congress approved just over $190 billion in aid to go to school districts in need, but many schools reportedly avoided detailing requirements.<\/p>\n<p>A school board in Wisconsin stood out as a prime example of relief fund abuse. The Whitewater, Wisconsin school board voted to use 80 percent of its $2 million relief grant to revamp its sports team\u2019s fields.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) condemned schools like Whitewater for their decision to undermine the intentional use of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspect you can make a case for anything, but the purpose is clear: It\u2019s to open safely, stay open safely and deal with learning loss,\u201d he said regarding the relief money. \u201cThese are targeted resources needed to address the fact that a lot of children just didn\u2019t achieve much for about a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2574427\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2574427\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2574427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/whitewat-583x437-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A football field, top, and baseball field under construction are lit up at Whitewater High School Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in Whitewater, Wis. A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal pandemic funding on athletics projects. When school officials at Whitewater learned they would be getting $2 million in pandemic relief this year, they decided to set most of it aside to cover costs from their current budget, freeing up $1.6 million in local funding that\u2019s being used to build new synthetic turf fields for football, baseball and softball. (AP Photo\/Morry Gash)\" width=\"583\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/whitewat-583x437-1.jpeg 583w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/whitewat-280x210.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/whitewat-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/whitewat.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2574427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A football field, top, and baseball field under construction are lit up at Whitewater High School Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in Whitewater, Wis. A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal pandemic funding on athletics projects. (AP Photo\/Morry Gash)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This comes after the inspector general for the Department of Education warned programs were needed to prevent such misuse or abuse of the funds. He stressed steps must be put in place \u201cto ensure that the programs are not subject to waste, fraud and abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more rounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/ncsl-in-dc\/standing-committees\/education\/cares-act-elementary-and-secondary-school-emergency-relief-fund-tracker.aspx\">relief funds<\/a> are still being disbursed throughout the country.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-ocasio-cortez-takes-aim-at-democrat-strategist-for-blaming-loss-in-va-gubernatorial-race-on-wokeness\/\">Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Takes Aim At Democrat Strategist For Blaming Loss In Va. Gubernatorial Race On \u2018Wokeness\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plexiglass dividers surround desks as students return to in-person learning at St. Anthony Catholic High School during the Covid-19 pandemic on March 24, 2021 in Long Beach, California. 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