School officials said in a letter sent to parents two days after Christmas that the current enrollment size was not large enough to support the 200,000-square-foot facility the school used. The school served grades K-6 and is housed in the former Forest Manor Middle School, a former Indianapolis Public School building.

"It is our responsibility to ensure our nation's future leaders are equipped with the tools necessary to identify fact from fiction," said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, referring to students receiving their information—and disinformation—online.

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The state says the Buckeye Elementary School District overcompensated Superintendent Kristi Wilson, but the school board asserted its authority to offer competitive benefits.