Monday, May 9, 2011

Cyber-school students: Pentagon snubs our service (AP)



Jarad Dennis, 18 , logs onto his school website in his home in Lexington, S.C. Saturday, May 7, 2011. Dennis, who will graduate from the South Carolina Connections Academy virtual school this June, was told by an Air Force recruiter that he would need to complete one year of college-level classes before he could join. Students graduating from the growing ranks of online high schools are running into a hurdle if their goal is to join the military: The Pentagon doesn’t want many recruits from alternative or home schools. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Students graduating from the growing ranks of online high schools are running into a hurdle if their goal is to join the military: The Pentagon doesn't want many recruits with non-traditional diplomas.




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