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The director of the troubled Bethel Girls Academy says he may move his operation somewhere else.
Herman Fountain Jr. has put the Bethel facility up for sale. He says because the school no longer has any residents it can't afford to stay open.
But Fountain says the academy may relocate to Hattiesburg or Lucedale.
Last month 11 girls fled the school, claiming they were victims of abuse by Fountain and other staff members. Bethel was temporarily shut down by the Department of Human Services pending the outcome of a state investigation.
The facility, along with 120 acres of land, has an asking price of $1.5 million.
On Wednesday News Seven filed a public records request with the Mississippi Department of Health to learn the status or results of its investigation.
