By Rachel Fuerschbach and Joed Viera, Lockport Union Sun-Journal
Mandated free education helped a young Lockport resident avoid a jail sentence on drug-related offenses recently. On March 1, Dylan Lewis, 25, completed two business management courses on ALISON, a free online learning platform. City Court Judge William J. Watson had ordered Lewis to complete the courses as an alternative to incarceration. Chuck Diemert, organizer of the diversion program and literacy coordinator for Orleans/Niagara BOCES, oversaw Lewis’ progress on ALISON over a two-week period. Lewis completed the courses through home study as well as at the BOCES Literacy Zone on Genesee Street, where he took course exams.
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