"Generally, I think that comment just comes from people who don't understand what an online school is," he said. "If you walk into a high school today, you'll see two kids standing 20 feet apart texting each other."
In Idaho, a state that has embraced education alternatives, more than 10,000 students attend charter schools, an additional 7,000 are on waiting lists, said Idaho Schools Superintendent Tom Luna.
The state has 30 charter schools and iSucceed Virtual High School is scheduled to become Idaho's fifth online-based virtual schools. Luna said he'd like to see more state charter schools focus on individual populations and specific student needs like iSucceed has done.
The state charter commission is the process of approving schools that cater to Russian students and students with a form of autism known as Asperger syndrome disorder, Luna said.
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