Mayor Larry O'Brien was the secretary of the board of directors of the controversial Grenville Christian College in 2005 and 2006, according to information publicly available on the school's tax returns.

Grenville has become a hotbed of controversy after over 1000 posts were made about the school, which costs up to $35,000 to attend, on a website forum dedicated to "cults."

Former students allege they were interrogated in the middle of the night in dark rooms with lights shining on their faces, so they couldn't see the staff and teachers interrogating them, according to a Globe And Mail cover story Aug 31.

Grenville is closing its doors, the "ecumenical" school announced earlier this summer.

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Grenville opened in the late '70s as a co-ed Christian school loosely affiliated with the Anglican Church. It's located near Brockville, Ontario. The private school admits kids from the age of six to the end of high school.

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Calls to the office of the mayor were not immediately returned.