Following a MassLive investigation into confidentiality agreements signed at Palmer public schools in the last six years which found one former teacher was paid out a $25,000 settlement school committee members are exploring the idea of a forensic audit of the school districts finances.

At the Dec. 14 meeting of the Palmer School Committee, members stated they were not aware of the 12 settlement and confidentiality agreements MassLive recently obtained and brought up the possibility of paying to conduct a forensic audit of the school districts finances.

I just wanted on the record that I did not know of any of them, said committee Vice-Chairperson Sandra Noonan about the confidentiality agreements at the meeting.