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State officials on Tuesday announced the closure of a private drivers school in Madison after finding violations including “actions that could harm a customer physically.”

Deb Kraemer, supervisor of the Division of Motor Vehicles’ Bureau of Driver Services, said no one had been harmed, but the problems discovered in a state audit following complaints were severe enough to warrant closing Capital City Driving School for a year.

“It certainly isn’t our goal to go out and close schools, but if we find serious violations, where we feel that we need to close them, we do,” Kraemer said. “And it’s not an easy decision. It’s something we do not take lightly.”

Business owner Terry Roach declined to comment.

About 120 active students of the school, 1330 Drake St., will get mailings from the state showing what they still need to do to get their license and other schools where they might be able to enroll, Kraemer said. Information also will be provided on how students and their parents can recoup lost tuition through the school’s state-required bond, Kraemer said.

“We’re thinking about the impact to the students and to the parents,” Kraemer said.