The Ontario Public School Boards’ Association said boards have not yet received details about the potential audit and 'look forward to understanding how this process will unfold'
The Ford government says it will "immediately" audit "discretionary funding" at school boards after a few were thrown into the spotlight following trips by staff or trustees.
"The cheese slipped off the cracker with these guys ... I just can't get it, common sense," said Ford, adding he had asked the education minister to "start doing audits on these school boards." The province is also auditing the Thames Valley District School Board after staff spent around $40,000 on a three-day retreat at the Rogers Centre in Toronto in August.
"This conference that has specifically come up, there was an option to do an online conference as well, so I think that is something that taxpayers are very concerned about," she said. "That money was spent to travel to Hawaii on something that could have been done right in their home area." Lee said LKDSB's "Board Action Plan funds," which are meant for Indigenous education or professional development related to this, covered the conference's expenses and that the budget for the fund remains in a surplus position.
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