In a letter to a choir board member dated December 22, department attorney Michael Best wrote that the Boys Choir had failed to appoint a new chief executive after Walter Turnbull was demoted to artistic director for failing to report allegations that an employee was sexually abusing a student.

Choir staff have been irregularly paid, resulting in attendance and punctuality problems. The department has also had difficulty obtaining reliable information from the Boys Choir about touring dates and times.

Turnbull said the Boys Choir would find a new home, and told Fox News, "Surely there are people out here who realize that when 98 percent of your kids graduate high school and go on to college that there's something right."