Grand jury expected to urge community college ethics panel

by E Wayne Ross on May 27, 2008

San Diego Union Tribune: Grand jury expected to urge community college ethics panel

The county grand jury is expected to release a report tomorrow that will recommend an ethics committee establish and enforce an ethics code for local community colleges.

The report, obtained by The San Diego Union-Tribune, recaps a series of recent controversies at community colleges and recommends that the schools collectively provide $500,000 to hire three people to run a countywide ethics office. The office would develop a uniform code of ethics for all five local community college districts, investigate whistle-blower complaints and monitor compliance with open government laws.