U.S. Department of Defense takes a dim view of cyberschool diplomas
Published: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 5:09 PM
All diplomas awarded to Pennsylvania public school students are not equal in the eyes of the military. Students attending any of the state’s dozen public cyberschools are learning that the hard way.
The U.S. Department of Defense regards graduates of these online schools to be less adaptable to military life. The military prefers that no more than 10 percent of new recruits in any branch of service hold something other than a traditional high school diploma, according to Defense Department officials.
Jasmine Walker of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, found that out too late, as did the son of Kerry Novak of Fayette County. Now their entrance into the military is delayed by months, or possibly indefinitely.
Both graduated in the spring. Walker from Central PA Digital Learning Foundation