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You have forgotten where you put your car keys, or you can't seem to remember the name of your colleague you saw in the grocery store the other day. You fear the worst, that maybe these are signs of Alzheimer's disease.
BOSTON — The number of Hub parents opting to homeschool their children has steadily grown since 2010, according to figures released Wednesday by the district, weeks after a tersely-worded letter from the Department of Educational Options claiming year-end standardized testing would be mandatory angered families.
The statistics show that since the 2010-2011 school year, the number of homeschooled students has grown from 108 to 194. The period between the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 school years witnessed a significant surge, as the ranks of homeschooled students surged by a count of 56.