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Committee discusses rise in home‑schooling; district says numbers mirror a national trend and offers reporting follow‑up
Lowell School Committee · November 20, 2025
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Summary
Members expressed concern about local homeschooling rising from prior years; district staff said the increase reflects a national trend (not primarily special‑needs placements) and agreed to provide grade‑level breakdowns for the past three years.
Committee members raised questions about a reported increase in families requesting home‑schooling. A member asked whether the district proactively contacts families who choose to homeschool and whether homeschool enrollments had grown dramatically: staff said the…
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