Lubbock, Texas school district spent $1.4 million on hotels, airlines — in one year! | EAGnews.org

Lubbock, Texas school district spent $1.4 million on hotels, airlines — in one year! | EAGnews.org
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Lubbock Independent School District has its own travel department.
If that’s not a red flag for taxpayers, it certainly should be. 
When a government department of any type exists, you can be sure that a lot of tax dollars are spent.
When it came to employee and student travel in the Lubbock school district, that certainly appears to be the case.
In fiscal 2016-17, the Lubbock district spent more than $1 million at hotels alone.
The exact total was $1,028,067.49, according to our tally, through 2,373 district travel card transactions.
...The school district also spent $395,321.76 on airline fares and fees through 1,158 travel card transactions, according to our calculations..."
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