Grand jurors criticized Gov. Kevin Stitt after investigating the misspending of pandemic relief funds for education.

A Multi-County Grand Jury investigation determined Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration and state Superintendent Ryan Walters carried out “grossly negligent handling” of federal pandemic aid funds.

The state's multicounty grand jury on Tuesday blamed Gov. Kevin Stitt and state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters, without specifically naming them, for the misspending of pandemic relief funds, calling it "grossly negligent.

A Grand Jury investigation called the state's handling of education funds for COVID-19 relief to be “irresponsible, disappointing, and indefensible.”

A multicounty grand jury found “grossly negligent handling” of COVID-19 relief funds on the part of Governor Kevin Stitt and others tasked to distribute it, according to the jury’s report.

A grand jury report criticizes Oklahoma's governor and education department for mismanaging $40 million in pandemic relief funds but finds no criminal charges warranted.