Seattle students push to save school focused on recovery

Interagency Recovery Academy in Seattle is the only public school in the state for teens who are in recovery for drug and alcohol addiction.

SEATTLE — Students are concerned that the only public high school in Washington state for students struggling with addiction could be closing.

Following a staff meeting where potentially closing Seattle’s Interagency Recovery Academy was discussed due to funding, students are concerned that their school is in jeopardy. School leaders told KING 5 no decision has been made.

The concern about the school’s closure comes as Seattle Public Schools is facing a more than $100-million budget shortfall and district leaders are

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