Local family is part of growing e-school trend

More than 29,000 K-12 students, including the Tidwells, attend school online in Ohio, about five times more than did seven years ago.

They log onto their computers from home without ever stepping into a classroom.

Some are in kindergarten.

Through Ohio Virtual Academy, the Tidwell children take core classes like science and English, as well as honors courses, arts, foreign language and electives like journalism and anthropology.

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E-schools see rapid enrollment growth in Ohio

More than 29,000 K-12 students attend school online in Ohio, about five times more than did seven years ago.

They log onto their computers from home without ever stepping into a classroom.

Some are in kindergarten.

Doug and Linda Sellers of Beavercreek took the virtual leap from the traditional bricks-and-mortar public schools when they enrolled their four children in an e-school three years ago. The couple said it was a difficult decision and a tough sell to relatives, many of whom are teachers.

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