Claim: Belle Vernon Area School District, one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania, offers a dual enrollment program which would supposedly allow high school students to earn college credits while being enrolled in high school.
Evidence: The Belle Vernon Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Pittsburgh in rural Westmoreland County and Fayette County. Belle Vernon Area High School offers a dual enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school.