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WEST COVINA - Murky contract language and poor communication with its charter school's management company is costing West Covina Unified tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees, according to district documents.

Edison Learning, Inc. manages the operations at San Jose-Edison Academy, the district's charter school. WCUSD oversees those operations to ensure it is in compliance with contract agreements and state law, according to Superintendent Liliam Castillo.

Rather than dealing with problems with a quick phone call, the district and the charter school have been using attorneys for correspondence, officials said.

"I would say that we have had sort of a lack of communication and responsiveness at times and that has caused some issues because when problems arise, they are the management company that is supposed to deal with