Turmoil in the Upshur County school system could impact the future of West Virginia’s superintendent of schools.
ESSER is short for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund – a $190 billion federal program designed to help students and educators navigate the COVID-19 pandemic – which sent $761 million to West Virginia.
However, there have been problems nationwide improper purchases and instances of fraud due to how school districts spent that money, and Upshur County could soon be added to that list.
