Escalating fight between lawmakers and Tolleson district superintendent leads to audit, lawsuit

An escalating fight between state lawmakers and Tolleson Union High School District Superintendent Jeremy Calles led to an audit of the district’s finances and a defamation lawsuit against a lawmaker this week.

Calles helped broker a land deal between the Tolleson district and the Isaac Elementary School District in Phoenix earlier this year.

Isaac had gone into a deep financial receivership and needed immediate funding to stay above water…

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