HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dozens of former music teachers at one of Houston's largest music schools said they are owed thousands of dollars in back wages, and worry they'll never get any of the money after the school suddenly closed its doors on Thursday.

Until Thursday afternoon, Vivaldi Music Academy had three locations in Houston and one in San Antonio. The school began calling parents to say it was closing its doors immediately. Since then, a number of teachers have reached out to ABC13 about the wages they said they are owed.

Prior to its sudden closure, rumors had swirled for months that some teachers were getting paid late or not at all. After the school closed its Bellaire and Memorial branches earlier this year, more concerns bubbled up.

Rice University senior Sam Rachleff was

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