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Article: Budget Cuts Force Closure of Seminole County, Fla., Charter School.
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- July 31, 2002
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By Leslie Postal, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 31--SANFORD, Fla.--A Seminole County charter school abruptly announced Tuesday it won't open this school year, leaving district officials scrambling to find alternative placements for its emotionally disturbed students before classes begin next week.
The four-year-old Devon Charter School served about 90 students from Seminole and Orange counties at its Sanford campus, providing them with intensive counseling and small academic classes.
A series of budget cuts, and the loss of its bus service last week, led to the school's closure, Devon officials said.
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