A local teacher's union has hired an outside investigator to look at the Baldwin County Board of Education's 56 million dollar budget shortfall. Alabama Education Association director John Hudson tells News 5 after the school board cut nearly 200 teaching support positions, he thought it was time to find out what's going on.
"They need to be very good stewards of our money and we need to take a very close look at how our money is spent," says Hudson. "We're taking a long look at travel, legal expenses, contractor fees."
Baldwin County School Supt. Dr. Faron Hollinger says the board is doing everything they can to spend money wisely.
"Our books are open if they want to see those things," says Hollinger.
One of the problems is the "Ten Mil Match"...a state law requiring Baldwin County to give poorer Alabama school districts millions of dollars.
Hollinger says until that law is changed, there could be more layoffs and school cuts.
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