The Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County told WPTV it paid Creative Learning Lab Academy, the defunct private school in Fort Pierce, about $20,000 for preschool services after their final closure in October.
Those payments came after teachers told WPTV they are still missing paychecks from their work at both the private school and preschool. Officials from the Early Learning Coalition, who disperse state dollars to various childhood services, said they paid the school around $180,000 in less than a year.
WATCH: School received taxpayer dollars after closure…