Nearly 200 students left Union schools this year- Net loss of 57 students creates $500,000 budget hole

Making homeschoolers pay: Union County Schools Superintendent Mike Ripplinger (center) said his district will charge homeschool parents whose students participate in the district’s extracurricular activities, like sports, beginning next year. Also pictured are (l-r) School Board Attorney Dan Webb and Chair Curtis Clyatt.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected]  The Union County School District’s finance director told the school board that 197 students have left district schools during the current year, while 140 have come on board, resulting in a net loss of 57 since the beginning of the school year. Renee Prevatt estimated that, based on the state’s unweighted…

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