Are “alternative” or “continuation” schools inferior to mainstream schools?
Ask people what comes to mind when they hear the term “continuation high school,” and you are likely to hear a consistent pattern of negative images. That’s where the bad kids go troublemakers, gangbangers, drug abusers and the intellectually inept who can’t make it in the “good schools.” This attitude so pervades public consciousness that even some educators and school administrators unwittingly buy into those unfortunate stereotypes. They tend to consider the importance of alternative education programs secondary to mainstream schools.
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