A California county has completed an investigation into a school district over China ties, finding evidence that the Val Verde Unified School District may have improperly issued diplomas to a school in China and may have been involved in fraud and other illegal financial activity.
“This audit identified serious concerns that merit further review by the appropriate authorities,” Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Edwin Gomez stated in a March 18 announcement. “We will continue to act with integrity, follow the law, and ensure that the interests of students and the public remain at the center of every decision.”
The audit was completed Feb. 19, and many pages in the 1,000-plus-page report are documents from the investigation. The probe followed a report by Business Insider in 2021 that Val Verde was issuing diplomas to an international boarding school, Pegasus California School, in Qingdao, China….
Audit Finds California District May Have Issued Unauthorized Diplomas to Students in China
