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Radio Scotland,1 min,
'If I had stayed in school I would be dead.... I would have killed myself'
The Kaye Adams ProgrammeContains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
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The number of children being home-schooled has risen by about 40% over three years, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ has found. In Scotland, 0.1% of children are home-educated, 969 in total. On our phone-in we asked Would you consider home schooling your children? 17 year old Esme joined us with a very frank account of her experience. She has been home schooled for the past 8 years and told us that if she had stayed in school, she would have killed herself.
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