NAMPA, Idaho (AP) _ The state Board of Education will hear next
month from an embattled charter school that tangled with Idaho
officials over use of Bible in the classroom and is now being
closed because of troubled finances.

The board is scheduled to consider the case of Nampa Classical
Academy during an Aug. 11 meeting in Pocatello.

The Idaho Public Charter School Commission decided last month to
shutter the year-old academy, which had more than 500 students
enrolled for this fall. The school is appealing that decision to
the state Board of Education.

The board, after hearing from both sides, will have 60 days to
make a decision.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that board members also have the
option of calling a special meeting before the 60-day deadline to
announce their decision.

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Information from: Idaho Press-Tribune, http://www.idahopress.com


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