前圣保罗学校雇员起诉,指控滥用COVID基金和报复性解雇。 Former St. Paul school employees sue, alleging misuse of COVID funds and retaliatory firings.

两名前圣保罗公立学校雇员提起诉讼,指控该区在前警长Joe Gothard的领导下滥用COVID联邦救济基金,解雇他们以引起关切。 Two former St. Paul Public Schools employees have filed a lawsuit alleging that the district, under former Superintendent Joe Gothard, misused federal COVID relief funds and fired them for raising concerns. 该诉讼主张该区使用资金用于雇员奖金、礼品和弥补预算赤字,而不是用于预期目的。 The lawsuit claims the district used funds for employee bonuses, gifts, and to cover budget deficits, instead of intended purposes. 该区收到了一份干净的审计报告,但未对正在进行的诉讼发表评论。 The district, which received a clean audit report, has not commented on the ongoing litigation.