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RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond Public Schools audit found that the district's fraud and abuse tip line was not checked for over a year and the email account had 700 unopened emails.
Doug Graeff, the Director of School Board Audit Services, shared the 2024 Year-End Whistleblower Report and process review with the Richmond School Board's audit committee at the late January subcommittee meeting.
In the report, he found the tip line had not been maintained for over a year.
He also found the email account was in a similar situation and had 700 unopened emails dating back to 2014.
While he noted the majority of emails were spam, Graeff said some emails were whistleblower complaints.
The report listed 70 total whistleblower complaints found from all reporting measures.
He wrote those complaints all fell outside the purview of fraud, waste, and abuse, but he reported them to the corresponding departments.
The complaints ranged from people reporting alleged poor social media behavior of staff members, staff allegedly disclosing student data, RPS vehicles allegedly being used for personal trips, a child allegedly being placed too long in a restorative room, possible food distribution theft, and a sex offender possibly gaining access to a school.
The audit detailed that Graeff took action to ensure new procedures and policies were in place moving forward to keep all whistleblower reporting outlets current.
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