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, United States. The school was a ministry of Hilltop Baptist Church and belonged to the

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History

The school was founded in 1979. Enrollment at Hilltop Baptist School fell after a teacher sexually abused a student and administrators, some related to the teacher, did not report the assault to the state and fired a teacher and a coach who did. The school subsequently closed.Lance Benzel
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'', April 25, 2013, updated August 5, 2019. In its final year of operation, 2010–11, it had 43 students.

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