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Tribal schools are crumbling because Interior Department is failing them

 


There comes a point where the federal government needs to let the tribes handle their own education, as the Interior Department is proving to be bad at the job. The school buildings of several tribes are crumbling because of rules that make no sense that Interior put into place. That means that the children being educated are dealing with dangerous conditions, which means they must also deal with other situations no child should. Federal government education at its best.

Investigation Findings

Here, via the Interior OIG report, is how bad the situation is.

“We found that IA was unable to effectively manage deferred maintenance due, in part, to funding delays, processing work orders based on a monetary threshold, limited project management capacity, and unreliable work order data. Specifically, we found that work on deferred maintenance has been delayed, in part, because IA used a $2,500 monetary threshold, rather than the type of maintenance or repair needed, when designating work orders as “deferred maintenance.” For example, we found instances of preventive maintenance, equipment, and other non-deferred maintenance work orders processed as deferred maintenance.”

“Processing these work orders as deferred maintenance rather than operations and maintenance (O&M) contributed to delays. While school facility staff can immediately address O&M work, deferred maintenance work orders require a more time-intensive funding and approval process that must go through multiple layers of approval. Further, we identified approved deferred maintenance work orders that, even 22 years after approval, were still not funded. IA and other officials stated that the lack of managers to oversee projects contributed to the delays in funding and completing approved work orders. Based on our visits to 10 schools, we found that facility assets had deteriorated due to delays in schools receiving funding to make necessary repairs.”

“Additionally, we found that IA, BIE, and BIA cannot properly manage the deferred maintenance work orders due to unreliable data in the IA facility management system. More than half of the deferred maintenance work orders we reviewed at schools we visited were listed as open in the system, even though the work had been addressed. This leads to inaccurate information regarding the amount of reported deferred maintenance and the work that needs to be done at these schools, which may affect project prioritization or funding decisions.”

Solution Offered

It is time for the federal government to get out of the affairs of the tribes. They should start by giving full control of the education system to the tribal leaders, as the government has proven to just make the situation worse. These issues with the buildings are just the latest proof of how badly the government treats Native Americans, which needs to end. It is time that they have control over all parts of their lives without the corruption that comes with the people from Washington.

Federal government involvement in education keeps proving to be a failure, no matter which agency is involved. The tribes have gotten the worst of it for far longer, which is proven by how they continue to be treated. It continues, even though the current Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, is a Native American.

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