# 87

Washington Post article hails "Recovery High Schools;" makes claim of success for two opened in Montgomery County, Md in 1979 - now shut down.

Despite anecdotal claims of success, the Post does report : "While no scholarly analysis was done of Phoenix’s effectiveness, Finch said, it appears to have succeeded."

The article reports that there are 38 such Recovery High Schools across the country.  No metrics or scientific data is reported.

The Montgomery County School Board will be discussing the costs and advantages of re-opening such schools.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-opioid-crisis-intensifies-one-md-school-system-looks-at-a-recovery-school/2017/03/19/d0f8a57c-0981-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_recoveryschool650p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4930a18e0274