Judge Rules Against Croydon in Private School Tuition Dispute

Newport — A Superior Court judge has ruled against the Croydon School Board in a dispute with state officials over whether the board may use tax money to pay private-school tuition.

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The judge, Brian Tucker, on Friday granted the New Hampshire Department of Education’s request for a permanent injunction against the practice. Croydon, which currently sends four students — two of whom are the children of a sitting board member — to the private Newport Montessori School, still has the option to appeal to the state Supreme Court.

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Posted online Monday at 12:40 p.m. Find a full report in Tuesday’s Valley News.