{"id":239954,"date":"2025-06-07T08:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=239954"},"modified":"2025-06-07T08:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:34:36","slug":"st-andrews-school-shuts-down-abruptly-amid-allegations-of-misconduct-and-wage-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/st-andrews-school-shuts-down-abruptly-amid-allegations-of-misconduct-and-wage-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Andrew\u2019s School Shuts Down Abruptly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-868480203\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>St. Andrew\u2019s School Shuts Down Abruptly <\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-3250482989\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, 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