GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No matter the offense, states must educate students in juvenile detention . It’s a complicated challenge, no doubt — and success stories are scarce.

In Florida, where more than 1,000 students are in long-term confinement, the state last year put those kids' schooling online. That's despite strong evidence that online learning failed many kids during the pandemic. The state juvenile justice system contracted with the Florida Virtual School, one of the nation's oldest and largest online learning systems.

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