MORRISVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Morrisville School District is facing a financial crisis that could force the closure of its public schools by the end of January if Pennsylvania lawmakers fail to pass a long-overdue state budget.

At a joint meeting Tuesday night between the Morrisville School Board and Borough Council, officials discussed the district's dire financial outlook. The meeting had been scheduled prior to the district's recent announcement that it may have to shut down schools due to a lack of funding.

"It's a shame for the students first and foremost," said Morrisville Mayor Gary Wallace. "And even the chaos that it will cause inside of a town."

With no state budget passed in Harrisburg - now 128 days overdue - students could soon be out of classrooms, and there is no clea

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