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Seminole weighs dropout solution: Alternatives Unlimited has some successes -- but also critics -- for its programs to get kids back to school.

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| July 11, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Orlando Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Dave Weber

Jul. 11--SANFORD

Anxious to reduce the high student-dropout rate, the Seminole County School Board may turn the task over to a sometimes controversial Baltimore firm.

But the company's success in getting kids back on track toward a diploma in other Florida counties could overshadow any concerns.

"Too many good kids who are not in school should be in school," Walt Griffin, supervisor of secondary education for the Seminole district, told the board Tuesday in a push for the program designed to take dropouts off the streets.

Alternatives Unlimited, which also hopes to set up Drop Back In academies in Orange and…

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