Florida’s Virtual Juvenile Detention Schools: A Failing Experiment That Keeps Kids Locked Up

In Florida, a troubling chapter is unfolding behind the locked doors of juvenile detention centers. The state’s experiment with online schooling for incarcerated youth, launched amidst mounting challenges, has backfired spectacularly—transforming what should be a path to rehabilitation into a cycle of frustration and prolonged incarceration.Is Virtual Schooling in Detention Doing More Harm Than Good?For 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie, who has autism and was sentenced to juvenile detention after a difficult series of events, education was supposed to be his ticket back to freedom. Instead, it became his prison. The state mandated three completed school assignments daily to earn release, yet...