Santa Clara County’s top educator says a series of investigations into his ousted predecessor have revealed even more issues — beyond major allegations of misspending public funds and malfeasance — and now the findings are being turned over to authorities.
Former superintendent Dr. Mary Ann Dewan faces “deeply concerning” accusations of wrongdoing, according to a Dec. 10 letter from Charles Hinman, the interim Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools. Although he doesn’t go into details about these new allegations, he has turned the information over to the authorities.
Dewan office’s allegedly approved inappropriate expenditures of public funds, approved suspicious and unnecessary contracts, conducted unauthorized surveillance and used public dollars for personal legal fees. She’s also accused of conducting “clandestine” investigations into some employees and Board of Education members, which were alleged to be retaliatory…