The big, yellow school bus does not stop at the Van Ness home in Hacienda Heights, even though the family has 13 children.
Elizabeth Van Ness, 17, never stepped foot in school. But she recently graduated valedictorian of her high school class.
Her older sister, Heidi, also graduated online from the Insight School of California – Los Angeles. And her 15-year-old brother, Paul, is a junior at the online school.
Their home in Hacienda Heights has become their high school, as well as an elementary school for two younger brothers homeschooled by mom Maureen.
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