Second Audit Ordered

By Cal Bryant - August 18, 2005 - Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

WINDSOR - For the second time this year, the financial books of the Bertie County Public School system will be audited.

Meanwhile, Rick Harrell, Chairman of the Bertie Board of Commissioners, issued a stern statement concerning the new audit.

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"We have been assured that this investigation will be thorough and swift. We anticipate at least preliminary information soon and shall continue to monitor the situation and to voice our concerns. If action and information is not forthcoming, the County Commissioners shall take other appropriate actions."

When asked to define what type of actions, Harrell responded, "To use whatever means necessary to obtain the information we are seeking."

Those who are unhappy with our public education system point to school expenditure secrecy as one of the reasons that citizens have trouble assigning accountability for the drop in quality education.

This is an interesting article. We look forward to following this issue. Public education is a trust. In the last 60 years, while dominated by the teacher unions and protected by excessive abuse of tenure, America has slowly dropped from the best education system in the world to one of the worst. It is time we got back to being the best.