Leopold students may be illegally enrolled

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- School officials in the small, rural Leopold School District are investigating whether as many as 42 students in the district may be illegally enrolled.

The investigation stems from an anonymous written complaint made to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Tom Quinn, director of school governance for DESE, said he told school superintendent Derek Urhahn to investigate the complaint and report the findings to the state.

Initial indications are that at least some of the students named in the complaint don't reside in the district, Quinn said.

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