San Diego Unified School District trustees are scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to order an independent investigation of board President Marne Foster, who is accused of abuse of power.
After a closed session meeting last week, Trustee John Lee Evans said he would ask for an investigation into a fundraiser held by Foster to help pay for her son's college expenses, and whether she was secretly behind a $250,000 claim against the district filed by her son's father that accused the school of sabotaging the youngster's college plans. The claim was rejected by the district.
At last week's meeting, the Board of Education also authorized Superintendent Cindy Marten to release information regarding Foster's alleged involvement in a shakeup of leadership at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, which her son attended, according to a statement read by Evans.
The information was expected to have been released a few days after his announcement last Wednesday but hadn't been made available as of Monday.
Evans said that while personnel issues are discussed in closed session, the board has to authorize investigations at a meeting open to the public. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. at district headquarters in Normal Heights.
