Alternative high school facing closure

A nationally acclaimed alternative high school with a tough-love reputation for righting troubled teens will close this month because of dwindling enrollment. Dana Bartholomew in the Daily News.

The West Valley Leadership Academy, a one-room schoolhouse that has turned around scores of gang members, drug addicts and truants, will close June 30.

While the Los Angeles County Office of Education says it must shutter 18 alternative high schools because of decreasing student enrollment and funds, academy founder Paul White says he's been targeted for his no-nonsense approach to teaching.