Results of statewide investigation into school-attendance tampering to be released Monday

Results of statewide investigation into school-attendance tampering to be released Monday

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Results of a statewide probe into potential school attendance tampering, launched after unusual practices were uncovered around the state, are to come Monday.

Ohio Auditor Dave Yost’s planned release will say how many Ohio schools have removed poor-performing students from their rolls in attempts to improve performance ratings that can impact federal funding and employee bonuses.

Yost’s auditors spread out across the state to investigate a statistically selected sampling of districts.

He launched the review in response to unusual practices discovered in Toledo and suburban Cincinnati districts, as well as in Columbus. In November, federal authorities joined the investigation into the Columbus schools and Yost separated the district from the rest of the state probe due to the likelihood of criminal referrals.