Bridgeport schools' forensic report finds troubling budget practices

Bridgeport schools' forensic report finds troubling budget practices

Holding signs that read “Bridgeport deserves better,” “respect teachers,” and “we deserve transparency,” speakers described a chaotic start to the 2024-25 school year.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)The forensic report on Bridgeport’s public school system found a lack of board oversight, inefficiencies, unusual budget transfers, misclassification of expenditures and opportunities for improvement in several processes and internal control procedures.The repo…