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200-thousand Florida public school students take at least one class online.

That number could skyrocket if legislation expanding the program passes this legislative session. The bill would expand the program the private schools and home schools. It would also require every student to take at least one class online before graduation. State Representative Erik Fresen says the changes will give students more learning options.

“We have these tools that are available that a certain child wants to learn in a certain grade at a certain pace and we can offer that in a virtual environment which they are living in every single day outside the classroom anyway. It’s something we should offer to our kids,” said Fresen.

Opponents of virtual schools worry about the quality of the classes and the supervision of the students enrolled in the online courses.