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Parent testimony: Grand Forks Virtual High School credited with saving student’s well‑being; district weighs program’s cost and enrollment impact
Summary
A military parent testified that the Grand Forks Virtual High School transformed his daughter’s life and warned that eliminating the 26‑student program would be harmful; district staff said the virtual program is currently more cost‑effective per pupil but closure risks losing per‑pupil state revenue.
A military parent delivered emotional testimony at the Jan. 12 special board meeting about the Grand Forks Virtual High School, telling the board the program was crucial for his teen’s mental health and social functioning.
Jimmy Sweat described his daughter’s rare immune‑system condition,…
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