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Four members of the Bethune-Cookman University's board of trustees have resigned amid a financial crisis that has alumni and others calling for their ouster, Channel 9 learned over the weekend.
According to the Associated Press, 40 students and employees staged a protest at a recent board meeting.
The four resignations came after a letter from Bethune-Cookman National Alumni Association President Robert Delancy citing the board's failures to protect the school's finances and calling for several members to step down, AP said.
More resignations are possible.
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One key issue is the fallout over a deal to build new dormitories that school officials have since said they can't afford. The school has filed a lawsuit against former president Edison O. Jackson and other top former administrators, alleging corruption and fraud in the dorm deal, AP said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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