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A troubled £39,000-a-year boarding school at the centre of sex abuse claims is to close.
The Stanbridge Earls School, which was branded the "Lord of the Flies" school by parents, has been accused of turning a blind eye to years of abuse amongst pupils, and is currently being investigated by police.
It will cease to exist from December 1, when another school will replace it on the 54 acre grounds in Romsey, Hampshire, parents were informed by letter this morning.
The letter pointed out that the school had for a "considerable time" been facing difficulties which are the "legacy of past events".
Interim headmistress Maggie McMurray...