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Newark private school abruptly closes after accepting tuition for next semester

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The school year abruptly ended for a private school in Newark on Friday after teachers and families received a shocking email.

The email sent on Wednesday by Victor Dawson, principal and owner of New Horizons School, notified the school community that the semester would end three weeks earlier than anticipated due to the institution filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.The private school serves junior kindergarten through eighth-grade students.The email from Dawson caught parents off guard.

"When info was brought to light about the lease not being current, about the staff not being paid, we did lose some students, we lost about 20 to 22 students. Now we’re down to 78" said Eggleston.Hadi Rafi, a middle school math and science teacher at New Horizons, said that he hasn't been paid in four months. Despite this, he, like some other teachers, continues to show up.After Friday's graduation, Rafi said, "We’re all supposed to be paid today, everything we’re owed.

 

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