San Diego Unified Closes Virtual School iHigh to Middle and High Schoolers

San Diego Unified on Friday announced via email that iHigh Virtual Academy, the district’s online school, would be closing middle and high schoolers. The abrupt notice, which came as the current school year is winding down and around three months before the start of the next school year, shocked both staff and parents of students enrolled.

“Students entering grades 6-12 will have the option to enroll in online, self-paced Edgenuity coursework at their neighborhood cluster school. Additionally, students will have opportunities to meet with a Cluster Learning Coach (district teacher) on a weekly basis for progress monitoring, test proctoring, and/or content support,” district officials wrote in an email to parents. “We realize this may cause uncertainty about placement for your student(s) for fall 2023.”

Officials wrote that students also have the option of returning to their neighborhood school for in-person instruction and that district staff will help with the transfer process.