What is the “Inside/Out” Choice Bus? According to the DPI press release,
The Choice bus is a rolling classroom developed by the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation. The bus is a school bus that is half classroom and half replica of a jail cell. It will travel the state to help demonstrate to students the importance of staying in school and graduating.
As I wrote earlier this year, “State education leaders launched ‘The Message: Graduate!’ website to provide information and resources on graduation. One of these resources was a documentary called InsideOut. According to the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, the documentary ‘presents a stark look at prison life — with inmates telling their personal stories of regret for not pursuing an education and graduating.’?
Documentary. Check.
Classroom/jail bus. Check.
Waste of money. Check.
