New Jersey Special Needs School Announces Move

HADDONFIELD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - A school for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities says it's moving to a new campus, a move that could reignite a town's debate over what to do with the current one.

Bancroft announced Tuesday that it plans to buy 80 acres in Mount Laurel. The move there from its current campus in Haddonfield is expected to take three to four years.

The organization recently announced that its headquarters would move to Cherry Hill and its outpatient neurological rehabilitation facility to Mount Laurel.

Haddonfield voters rejected the school board's effort to buy the land in a 2013 referendum.

Bancroft CEO Toni Pergolin says it will be obligated to sell to the highest bidder, even if it means the property will be developed for homes or another use.

You Might Also Be Interested In:

(TM and © Copyright 2014 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)