Vendor not to blame for misspent education relief funds

  • At top, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond, left, and his wife, Wendy, walk down the Oklahoma State Capitol steps during an inauguration ceremony in January. Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma’s attorney general Tuesday dismissed the state’s lawsuit against a vendor hired to distribute federal education pandemic relief funds, finding the allegations made under his predecessor “almost wholly without merit.” Former Attorney General John O’Connor filed the lawsuit in August, alleging Florida-based Kleo, the parent company of ClassWallet, failed to properly monitor the funds. …

Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login HERE to access content or go HERE to purchase a subscription.