Delegate Calls For Ethics Probe Of Baltimore County School Chief - WBFF FoxBaltimore - Top Stories

Delegate Calls For Ethics Probe Of Baltimore County School Chief - WBFF FoxBaltimore - Top Stories

State Delegate Pat McDonough is calling for the state's ethics board to investigate a consulting contract given to Baltimore county superintendent Dr. Dallas Dance by a company already doing business with the school system. McDonough told FOX45 he wants the $15,000 payout from a company called SUPES Academy investigated for possible violations of the state's ethic's code. "It's a very serious issue and I've sent a letter to the board," Del. McDonough told FOX45. "Dr. Dance's contract has to be revised, no outside work; we have a lot of work to do in Baltimore County." McDonough added, "Under the contract that Dr. Dance has with the board he's supposed to report these things but its written so vaguely...It's obviously quid-pro-quo, it's a conflict of interest and it's an ethical violation at least." The Baltimore Sun reported that Dance was hired by the firm to train principals in Chicago after it received a $875,000 training contract from the county school system to train administrators.

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