Stockton Unified School District trustees agreed this week to settle litigation with two firms involved with an ultraviolet light air purification units in a deal that state financial investigators described as flawed if not illegal.
The district’s Board of Trustees voted at its Tuesday meeting to receive $3.75 million from IAQ Distribution and Alliance Building Solutions to end litigation efforts. The board made its decision behind closed doors, then announced it when public session began.
The settlement calls for the court to enter a judgement against IAQ for the settlement amount. It is be paid to the district over time, though the schedule was not disclosed. The company and Alliance will be responsible for removing about 1,369 of its Air Guardian filtration units that were never installed…