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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A faith-based, private boarding school in Harrison County where a teacher is accused of choking a young resident has had its state-recognized education status revoked.
West Virginia Department of Education spokeswoman Liza Cordeiro says the department sent a letter to the Miracle Meadows School on Tuesday. Cordeiro says future attempts by the school to seek reinstatement will be denied, meaning the school is effectively shut down.
The school was given the education exemption by reporting annual standardized test scores with the state.
Tim Aaron Arrington of Salem was arraigned last week on one felony count of child abuse by a guardian. Harrison County Prosecutor Joe Shaffer says Arrington is accused of choking a young resident who then became unconscious.
Nineteen children have been removed from the school.
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