Price of Silence: Huron school board keeps taxpayers in dark on sexual harassment probe
HURON — More than two weeks after receiving a completed investigative report into student and staff misconduct, the Huron school board continues to withhold details on exactly how much taxpayers paid for the probe.
On Dec. 19, StayTunedSandusky.com requested a copy of the contract approved in May to hire Hudson-based Venice Solutions Group (VSG). The firm was tasked with investigating complaints involving sexual harassment and “boundary issues” within the district. Despite the board receiving the final 25-page report on Dec. 15, the district has yet to produce invoices or a final price tag, stating only that it will provide the records in a “reasonable amount of time.”
It remains unclear why a simple contract and billing record—standard public documents—require more than time to produce.
Patterns of private deliberation
The board’s handling of the VSG report followed a familiar, guarded pattern. Since May, the board has spent roughly an hour discussing these complaints—all of it behind closed doors in executive session.
