We Investigated The Investigator Of All Wrongdoing In LAUSD. Here's What They Think About That
A pile-up of unresolved investigations. A sharp drop in the number of cases closed. Allegations from at least four employees of a hostile working environment.
These were the findings of a KPCC/LAist investigation published earlier this month into how Ken Bramlett ran the Los Angeles Unified School District's Office of the Inspector General — the powerful internal watchdog unit that polices LAUSD from within for waste, fraud or mismanagement.
For L.A. Unified School Board member Nick Melvoin, KPCC/LAist's reporting reflected doubts he'd harbored about Bramlett.
"My assessment of the prior inspector general," Melvoin said in an interview, "was that no, the work product wasn't up to a quality that I would expect."
During a closed-door meeting in June 2018, board members declined to renew Bramlett's contract. Bramlett left LAUSD shortly thereafter. In his interview, Melvoin acknowledged that his concerns about Bramlett's ability to manage the office's culture and caseload played a role in that decision.
Melvoin also noted that the board has already taken action to address those concerns: "We CONTINUE READING: We Investigated The Investigator Of All Wrongdoing In LAUSD. Here's What They Think About That: LAist
