Two South Carolina state representatives are calling on Governor Henry McMaster to direct the state Inspector General to investigate possible financial mismanagement and misconduct at Ascent Classical Academy of Fort Mill, as the school heads into spring break with its future uncertain.
Rep. Shannon S. Erickson, who chairs the House Education and Public Works Committee, and Rep. David W. Martin of District 26 sent a letter to McMaster dated April 7 requesting that the Inspector General work alongside the South Carolina Department of Education and Superintendent Weaver to determine whether financial mismanagement, misappropriation of public funds, failure of oversight, and possible misconduct by governing officials occurred, and whether civil, administrative or criminal referrals are warranted.
“It has come to our attention through constituents and press reports that severe mismanagement, very possibly rising to the level of criminal activity, has recently, and may still be ongoing, at Ascent Classical Academy of Fort Mill,” the representatives wrote in their letter to the governor…