@AnneB: I'm not in the truth or anything, but it was funny because I was doing some genealogy research on my family and came across this page and registered so I could help out your memory hehe. Barbara Dupaquier is actually my grandmother, she's alive and well down the street from me. My mom went to that school when she was a kid and I think her brother did for a little while too. All 3 of my aunts were already out of school by the time that one was started.
As far as a name, I don't recall ever hearing the name for the school. My mom just calls it "That Witness school I had to go to". My grandma just calls it "The Witness school I ran back in the Valley". I'll ask them about that and get back. I don't know anything about her turning it over to one of my aunts. If she really did, I'll assume it was either to Cathy or Marilyn. But I think Cathy didn't live down there anymore by that time, and I'm pretty sure wasn't with the truth anymore. I know my grandma was the Principal as well as the English teacher. I don't know about anyone's qualifications, but I know my grandma wasn't certified or anything. But she is pretty darn knowledgable of the English language and reads huge books faster than anyone I've encountered.I don't know when it got shut down, but I know she decided to relocate the family to Oregon in the very early 80's but I don't know if she turned it over to anyone or if it was just stuck in limbo.
My mom can support that statement about the quality of education not being up to par. From what I've always been told by my family, my grandma and a few other witnesses had become increasingly concerned with the state of the public school system there in the Valley, there were more gang kids sprouting up and causing trouble, people were dealing pot, etc... They wanted to keep their kids away from all those influences so they just started up this sort of makeshift school. My mom still has class pictures with all of her classmates and teacher.
About two years ago some of the family including myself went on a roadtrip down to the Valley to see the homes they grew up in and stuff, and we ended up driving by the school. It's a different kind of school now, but if memory serves me right, the McDonald's still stands.