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| July 21, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Belleville News-Democrat. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Elizabeth Donald

Jul. 21--VENICE -- When 15 students graduated in May from Lincoln Charter School, it marked the end of an experiment.

The Venice school is shutting down three years after it replaced the shuttered Venice High School. It was a situation unique in Illinois education: a charter school sponsored by a regional office to replace a closed high school.

After the former Venice school board was removed from office amid a budget scandal, Venice residents voted to close the dilapidated high school. The 56 students were granted a five-year charter school. But now the charter school is being shut down -- in part, ironically, because the…

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