CINCINNATI - Cincinnati school officials say $9 million the district paid to a white-owned construction company was mistakenly counted as a minority contract.
Wednesday's revelation came two days after the NAACP and Baptist ministers questioned the school system's minority contracting figures and demanded more work for blacks on school construction projects.
District spokeswoman Janet Walsh says the white-owned firm was incorrectly identified because of a clerical error. The district is investigating to find out who made the error.
Earlier, school officials said minority-owned companies had so far received 12 percent of the millions spent on a massive school-rebuilding program. It's now expected that estimate will be lowered by at least a full percentage point.
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