By Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel
4:37 p.m. EDT, June 1, 2013
When Next Generation Charter School in Lauderdale Lakes abruptly closed its doors in April, the Broward School district was left scrambling to find classrooms for the 160 students that suddenly had no place to learn.
"They did not inform us of their intent to close," said Jody Perry, director of charter schools support in the district. "It's very disconcerting, children become attached to their environment and to uproot them is hard."
It's the eighth such school to close in Broward — the most in any county across the state for the school year. And while that reflects a small percentage of Broward's 83 charters, the spate of closures has some school officials and charter schools calling for more rigorous accountability. They say the district and parents, too, need to apply 

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