BEAUMONT, Calif. — Two civil rights organizations are urging Riverside County education officials to reject Beaumont Unified School District’s 2026-27 budget plan, alleging the district illegally used $577,927 reserved for its highest-need students to pay for school police.
The allegation comes in a press release from Public Advocates and the ACLU Foundation of Southern California.
The two groups sent a demand letter Thursday to the Riverside County Office of Education and Beaumont Unified. They say the money was legally reserved to improve services for foster youth, English learners and low-income students…