US EditionFor these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster
More than 1,300 youths in Florida detention face academic challenges and behavioral issues due to online schooling, increasing their time in confinement, state data shows.
- Last year, Florida juvenile justice leaders launched online schooling for over 1,000 detainees, replacing in-person teachers with Florida Virtual School.
- Despite evidence that virtual learning failed many students during the pandemic, Florida juvenile justice leaders adopted virtual instruction to meet diverse student needs.
- A dozen letters from incarcerated students describe online schoolwork as difficult to access, with students saying, `My zoom teachers they never email me back or try to help me with my work.`
- It's unclear how many juvenile detainees extend their long-term confinement due to misbehavior during virtual schooling, as frustration can trigger outbursts that prolong detention.
- Florida Virtual School said released detainees receive support, but families report no transition help was offered, and youth must attend charter schools under probation terms.
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For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster (World)
To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for Cayden and other incarcerated young people in Florida. And sometimes, he didn't understand it. One day last summer, he kept failing an online pre-algebra test. There were...
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Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it's been a disaster. The state adopted this approach for incarcerated youth, despite evidence that online learners struggled during the pandemic. Officials said they…
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Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it's been a disaster.
For incarcerated students, online school is a disaster
To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for Cayden and other incarcerated young people in Florida. And sometimes, he didn’t understand it. One day last summer, he kept failing an online pre-algebra test. There were too many words to read. He didn’t know how to find the value of x. And there were no math teachers to show him. “I couldn’t figure it out, and it ke…
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