Employees Accepted Gifts: A settlement agreement between the school district and the U.S. Department of Justice was reached after a federal probe charged the district had a tainted bid process, and that district employees accepted dinners and gifts from vendors associated with the "E-rate" program.
According to the Houston Press, under the E-rate program, the district uses "money generated by fees from telephone users for computer equipment and connection fees."
More Information: Here are links of the settlement announcement from the perspective of each party:
Consequences of Ethical Lapses: Acceptance of meals and gifts by government employees is a fairly common ethical lapse that can have serious consequences, not only for the public agency, but often for public employees who accepted them.
Training Available: Please contact me if you are interested in the class I have developed and taught on "The Ethics of Public Contracting."
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