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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Heidi Scrimgeour

‘Everyone champions each other’: two families on why they chose an online school for their children

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Outside commitments, such as a promising sporting career, mean that a traditional school isn’t the best option for everyone. Photograph: Stocksy United

When Lucy Gray’s husband retired from the navy after 22 years of service, she looked forward to beginning a new chapter of their lives and settling their daughter, Olivia, 14, into school.

“As a military family we bounced around a lot, so Liv experienced many different aspects of education in both the UK and the US,” Gray says. “She was born in North Carolina, and we later moved back to Maryland from Salisbury, with a stint in North Yorkshire too.”

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