Tuesday, November 15, 2011
CLEVELAND (AP) — An audit in Ohio says a now-defunct charter school must repay the state $266,000 in unaccounted-for spending.
The audit of Cleveland’s Weems School, which closed in 2009, found little documentation on how money was spent. State Auditor Dave Yost says school leaders must return the money.
School founder Ruby Weems calls the findings “horrible” but says she was unaware of the audit until notified by The Plain Dealer of Cleveland.
Weems says she had the required documentation but it went to a consultant which handled finances. The consultant denies it has the paperwork and says it closed the school after reviewing the situation.
A woman answering a phone listed in Weems’ name said today that Weems wasn’t there and couldn’t be contacted.