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Southampton Board Of Education Considers Banning Home-Schooled Students From Participating In After School Activities

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East Hampton homeschool student Abigail Loos won the Southampton Youth Bureau's baking contest when she was in 12th grade. COURTESY TERESA LOOS

East Hampton homeschool student Abigail Loos won the Southampton Youth Bureau's baking contest when she was in 12th grade. COURTESY TERESA LOOS

Home-schooled students in grades one through third visited Brookhaven National Lab this week. COURTESY TERESA LOOS.

Home-schooled students in grades one through third visited Brookhaven National Lab this week. COURTESY TERESA LOOS.

Home-schooled students in grades one through third visited Brookhaven National Lab this week. COURTESY TERESA LOOS.

Home-schooled students in grades one through third visited Brookhaven National Lab this week. COURTESY TERESA LOOS.

Kitty Merrill on Dec 10, 2019
Lori Tutt has been home-schooling her two children for about five years now. Versed in New York State’s rigorous regulations related to the alternative education strategy, the Southampton resident used... more

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