Is NARS a real school?
We are a real school. We are not a virtual school or a “school in a mailbox” — we are a real high school issuing a real high school diploma. We have the usual large building, parking lots, heating bills, leaky roof, etc. (We even have the occasional graffiti written on our walls outside!) Our school, North Atlantic Regional High School, is a state-recognized private school, and we have students working on their diplomas in 50 states and several foreign countries. Please see a copy of our letter from Maine’s Department of Education, School Approval Office, located at the beginning of the handbook. NARS operates under the authority of Maine law. Specifically, the North Atlantic Regional Schools complies with the provisions of 20-A M.R.S.A. 5001 (a) which directs the Maine Department of Education to identify NARS as “a private school authorized by the department as providing equivalent instruction.” (20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§1 (b). Graduates from our school are afforded the same privilege
