Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, the district was on academic probation from the Arkansas authorities.[7] The school district was in violation of accreditation standards.[8] On February 5, 2010 the superintendent, David Gilliland, resigned from his position.[7] Harvison failed to inform the school board of the fact that the Arkansas state government was considering closing the school district,[8] and this made parents upset when they discovered the lack of informing.[9]
In February 2010,[6] the Arkansas Board of Education (ADE) voted to take control of the district and dissolve it, giving sections of the district to neighboring districts.[7] The rationale was the lack of accreditation, and this was the first school district in Arkansas to be closed for that reason.[6] A group of parents sued the ADE; the group " Save Our Twin Rivers School District", made up of about 900 people, held fundraisers for the lawsuit.[8] A group of parents leading the Ozark Band of Cherokees Inc. emphasized their Native American heritage in an effort to prevent the state from closing the district. Leslie Newell Peacock of the Arkansas Times wrote that "The closing has been traumatic to parents in the district, many of whom have deep roots in the communities served by the schools and once attended the schools themselves."[9] Supporters lobbied the Arkansas Supreme Court in an attempt to stop the closure.[6]
^ ab"Contact Us." Twin Rivers School District. Retrieved on October 21, 2017. "Contact Information District Superintendent and Oak Ridge Central Campus 5749 Oak Ridge Road Ravenden Springs, AR 72460 "
"AGENDA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION May 10, 2010." Arkansas Board of Education. On PDF p. 89/172 there is a map showing the reallocation of Twin Rivers territory to the successor school districts in 2010. This map was prepared by GIS Program Manager Learon Dalby and released on April 5, 2010.