‘Blindsided’: Delaware auditor says multiple financial reporting failures triggered school district’s fiscal crisis

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A series of financial failures by leaders in Delaware’s fastest growing school district triggered a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall this summer and a 10% property tax increase that “blindsided” residents, the state auditor has found.

Auditor Lydia York told WHYY News that while a “special inquiry’’ her office released today didn’t uncover any suspected criminal behavior at Appoquinimink School District, “sloppiness’’ across all levels of district financial governance contributed to the crisis…

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