'The doors may close': Creative Learning Lab Academy teachers go unpaid as school faces financial turmoil

WPTV

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — An independent, private school in St. Lucie County is not paying its teachers, WPTV learned this week.

During a Zoom call, the Creative Learning Lab Academy informed staff that they cannot cover payroll costs.

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However, the exact reason for the school's inability to pay remains unclear because the school and a different nonprofit organization, Step Up For Students, are providing conflicting information regarding the source of the issue.

In an email to staff, Christopher and Balanga Madison, the co-owners of the Fort Pierce school, told staff that funding from Step Up For Students, a Jacksonville-based nonprofit, has been delayed until November.