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Los Angeles Unified school board members will not renew the contract of Ken Bramlett, the district’s current Inspector General — an internal, independent investigator with extraordinary powers to sniff out waste, fraud and abuse within the school system.

Two sources who requested anonymity to discuss a personnel matter confirmed board members will allow Bramlett’s contract to expire as scheduled at the end of June.

Bramlett did not return a phone call requesting comment.

L.A. Unified is the only district in California with its own specially-empowered internal investigator. State law allows the Inspector General to subpoena witnesses and documents, giving the office significant investigative muscle. The IG also reports directly to the school board, not the district’s superintendent, giving the position a degree of independence.

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