Federal audit finding at Pullman

A federal audit of the Pullman school district turned up a finding which questioned use of funds for the Special Education Safety Net program.

Public schools are reviewed by the federal auditors when they exceed $500,000 in funding from the federal government.

In a report taken from the Washington State auditor’s web site, the auditor’s office said the Pullman school district was provided $88,310 in Safety Net money, with $7,977 in state funds and $80,333 in federal funds.

The Safety Net program gives funding to educate specific special needs students when the cost to do so by the district exc...