$25M swindled by fraudulent charter school recovered for San Diego K-12 students

Funds recovered from the prosecution of a charter school fraud scheme that took millions in public school money will be provided to the San Diego County Office of Education to support K-12 students countywide, it was announced Friday.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office is providing $25 million to implement the SDCOE HeartSpire initiative, a seven-year plan to expand student and family access to mental health, safety, wellness and educational resources.

The funds are being provided following recent San Diego County Board of Supervisors approval…

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