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Coverage dated August 13, 2025

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

Headline from WHEC Rochester

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.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster (opens WHEC Rochester)

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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.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    In juvenile detention, these students say they're not learning — and it's keeping them incarcerated (opens WHEC Rochester)

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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.

  3. Seattle Times

    Takeaways from AP’s investigation into online school for incarcerated teens (opens Seattle Times)

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    Florida has moved the education of students in juvenile detention online, despite evidence that many students struggled with online school during the pandemic.

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