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http://www.sptimes.com/2002/09/13/Citytimes/Teens_earn_diplomas_w.shtml

Teens earn diplomas with online program
JOHN PETRIMOULX, St. Petersburg Times

Students who find the traditional classroom experience boring or irrelevant have long had to grit their teeth or leave school. Likewise, for students who become targets for abuse by classmates. Jessica Hirsch often missed classes last year because she had trouble getting up in the morning. When the South Tampa 16-year-old did attend classes, her attention wandered. "I wrote notes to my friends," she says. "A lot of time in class was wasted. There are 30 students and sometimes the teacher has to work with just one student." What if teenagers could attend school without leaving home? It's happening, in Tampa....


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