ALBANY – Orange-Ulster BOCES did not properly manage and monitor building access accounts and devices, according to an audit by the State Comptroller’s Office.
As a result, there was a potential risk for unauthorized access to BOCES’ eight buildings, compromising security and safety for students, teachers, staff and visitors, the report said. Each building has only one authorized access entrance.
The audit found that 102 BOCES employees had two or more active badges, including six employees who were assigned three. It found that 30 non-employee badges including four shared badges were not tracked or disabled when no longer needed. The report also found that 28 active badges that BOCES officials could not locate included 16 duplicate employee badges and three shared badges.
The report included four recommendations that, if implemented, would help BOCES officials improve management and monitoring of building access accounts and badges.
School officials generally agreed with the recommendations.
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