EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it will continue to cover the costs of textbooks and other incidentals for thousands of home-schooled students caught in the middle of a funding fight.
A spokesman for Education Minister David Eggen says parents who are having their children home-schooled through the Trinity Christian School Association can send their receipts to the government for reimbursement.
Parents of home-schooled children can get just over $800 reimbursed per year for items like textbooks.
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That money is usually distributed through the home-school administrator; however, the province is no longer funding Trinity directly.
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Eggen announced last month he was pulling all funding for Trinity and its home-schooling subcontractor, alleging the two agencies were using money for improper purposes.
A judge has since put that decision on hold pending further arguments in January, but in the meantime Trinity – which oversees more than 3,000 students – will not be receiving any funds from the province.