The home-school program in the Edmonds School District lost almost a quarter of its students over the past year in the wake of the district’s decision to relocate its alternative high school to the same campus as the home-school program.

According to district figures, enrollment fell from 498 in October 2006 to 381 when school started this past September at the Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, which provides classes and support to families who primarily educate their children at home.

Parents who left the program say they were angered by the district’s refusal to consider another location for Scriber Lake High School, the district’s alternative high school of about 200 students and its Options intervention program, helping about 50 students from seventh through 12th grade transition back to their home schools or to Scriber Lake.

Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times
A controversial relocation plan led Kal Taylor, a home-school parent, to become a volunteer mentor for Scriber Lake High School student Mila Hunter, 17. Taylor said she found Scriber Lake to have high standards and a dedicated staff.

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