Moms know best — cyber schools offer safety and restore self-esteem

Originally published at Broad+Liberty

Christopher is a seventh grader doing well in school and has self-confidence that his mom, Kristen, was afraid she’d never see in her son again.

Christopher attends Insight Cyber Charter School — one of 3,600 students at his school and one of almost 60,000 students in Pennsylvania’s thirteen active cyber charter schools. Before Insight, Christopher attended his neighborhood district school in southwest Philadelphia, where he was bullied.

Frustrated with her son’s mistreatment, Kristen, like many loving moms, began the challenging process of finding a new school for her son. She felt Christopher was no longer safe in traditional public schools. His academic success and mental and physical health were in danger.

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