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Orsch private school closes its doors

By Will Shoemaker

A non-traditional educational setting in Gunnison launched by a former public school teacher has come to an end. Jackie Burt, founder and director of Gunnison’s One Room School House, or Orsch, announced last week plans to close the private school amid financial and personal stresses in the wake of accusations that she and another teacher failed to report child abuse or neglect. The educators are continuing to fight the charges.

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