Law enforcement in Colorado is investigating after school officials falsely claimed a student was homeless so she could move in with a teacher.
According to a CBS Colorado investigation, Jefferson County receives hundreds of thousands of dollars for students who are homeless, and the more homeless students a school district has, the more funding it’s eligible for.
The girl’s mother, who remained anonymous, told the outlet that the district used her daughter for financial gain. She alleged that three years ago, she learned Columbine High School teachers, counselors, and the principal had devised a plan to help her daughter run away from home.
She told CBS, “This is not a story, this is a nightmare.” She added, “This was deliberate, it was calculated, it was intentional,” and claimed that school district employees filled out a federal form claiming the girl was homeless when they knew she wasn’t, and discussed in emails how to hide it from her parents by not using their contact information.
The mom said, “If I would not have found this paperwork underneath her bed, I would have had no idea that this was happening behind our back.” […]
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