Gloriavale's private school has been ordered to close its doors, leaving a lawyer wondering how it ever managed to exist. 

The Education Review Office highlighted ongoing safety concerns in July, and the Ministry put the school on notice in October. 

The Ministry's confirmed it's cancelling the school's registration. 

Gloriavale leavers' lawyer, Brian Henry, says he doesn't understand how the school stayed open until now, but he's crediting officials for shutting it down.

"This school is the enabler of basically enslaving young children born in the community. It keeps them ignorant."

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