Jailed Palm Beach County students earning high marks

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Even students who are behind bars are getting a quality education from Palm Beach County public schools, officials say.

The school district’s department of Student Intervention Services announced this week that 13 of the nearly 110 students incarcerated at the Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility have completed high school graduation requirements.
“Many of these students performed beyond the minimum requirements on all components of the General Education Development alternative assessment test,” spokeswoman Debi Stewart wrote in a news release.
At a date to be scheduled, the students will receive their framed high school diploma, souvenir programs, a framed souvenir tassel, and graduation photos for their parents.
A graduation/career coach will work with the students on possibilities for continuing their education and career opportunities.

Source: South Florida Education Blog