Parents Choose Cyberschool Over Merged School

After the merger of two Westmoreland County schools some parents decide to cyberschool the children.

Before the school year ended the Ligonier school board voted to merge Laurel Valley Middle High School with Ligonier High School. The merger meant Laurel Valley Middle High School would be shut down. That decision is what motivated some parents to look at cybereducation. However, some parents are already realizing its a better option for their kids.

The cyberschool working with the parents is called Achievement Charter School. School administrators held an open house at their home base in Westmoreland County off Route 2-59 in Bolivar on Wednesday.

"Students have the option of working from home completing all of their assignments from home or take some of their classes here if they like," said Sue Ellen Stiver, principal at Achievement House Charter School.

Even though some parents have opted for online education for their kids, the fight to save Laurel Valley Middle High School is not over. Some parents will be heading to court Monday hoping a judge will reverse the decision to close the school.