Thursday, October 27, 2005

House and school

Religion, other factors lead area parents to teach their children at home

By Amy Conkling

The Hutchinson News

aconkling@hutchnews.com

PARTRIDGE - There's a lot that goes on in this little room.

A washer and dryer rest against a wall with clothes scattered across the top.

A table and chairs stand near a second wall, providing just enough space for dinner.

Laundry and dinner aside, the room serves as a classroom, where Tawnya Byarlay and her mother, Melinda Speaker, teach Byarlay's three children for seven to eight hours each day.

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