minimum distance education in prison

Teachers working on contract in California prisons sued the state in December over security restrictions that they say require them to deliver the curriculum standing outside inmates' cells (and in some cases, hollering the lessons through the meal tray slots, which are the only openings in solid steel doors). Said a prison official, downplaying the teachers' complaints, "It's kind of like modified distance learning." [Sacramento Bee-AP, 12-17-03]

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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 29, 2004