OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling for an investigative audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education after the resignation of State superintendent Ryan Walters.
Drummond submitted the request by letter to Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd on Wednesday.
“You are well aware that the former Superintendent has a documented history of mismanaging tax dollars, as it was your office that exposed Mr. Walters for granting ‘blanket approval’ for families to purchase non-educational items…” Drummond wrote in the letter.
“Given the former Superintendent’s well-established history of mishandling tax dollars, combined with new and ongoing allegations of misspending, I am now ordering an investigative audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education,” he continued.
The audit would cover the time period from January 9, 2023 to September 30, 2025.
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