Motor City madness

I’m not sure what the worst school district in the country is, but I’ll bet Detroit’s is right up there. Or right down there.

The district has a $259 million deficit and is facing bankruptcy. A recent audit showed why this unfortunate predicament should not be surprising.

Brace yourselves, readers. Even for government, this is pretty bad:

As the AP put it, “Audits of Detroit schools are finding widespread waste in the deficit-ridden district. … That includes $2.1 million a year in health coverage for more than 400 dependents who weren’t eligible. (Auditors) also found a mothballed fleet of 11 motorcycles, 160 unused BlackBerry phones, 97 two-way phones and dozens of medal detecting stations and wands.”

’Nuff said. … I guess this makes Motown schools eligible for a big ol’ bailout from the stimulus funds we borrowed from our children.