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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
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        <ExplanationTxt>DOCUMENT RETENTION - THE CHARTER SCHOOL FOLLOWS STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS GOVERNING RECORD RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION.</ExplanationTxt>
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