This document discusses alternative education programs for teens who have gotten involved in bad decisions like drugs and gangs. It notes that teens may be drawn to drugs due to their addictive nature and promise of quick money, or gangs due to feelings of power and love. However, these choices often have serious consequences like probation, jail, or death. The document advocates for alternative education programs that can help change teens' lifestyles through community service, academics, and work study, with the goals of returning them to normal classrooms and helping them graduate.

1. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CHANGING AMERICA’S YOUTH WHEN THEY MAKE BAD DECISIONS

2. WHY DO KIDS MAKE BAD CHOICES DRUGS GANGS FAMILY PROBLEMS

4. GANGS Many teens like to join gangs to feel a sense of power and feel like they can do whatever they want. Gangs like to make teens like they have power and are loved.

5. CONSEQUENCES MANY TEENS WHO GET INVOLVED IN THESE TOPICS DRUGS GANGS FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE CONSEQUENCES PROBATION JAIL DEATH!

6. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IS A GREAT WAY FOR TEENS TO CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLES AND LEARN TO BE CITIZENS. SCHOOLS CAN SETUP ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THEIR STUDENTS.

7. ADJUDICATION The process for sending a student to alternative education deals with the following: Number of discipline referrals Amount of criminal offenses a student has Outcome of a hearing the involves the Superintendent and other school officials.

8. COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM GOOD ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING: COMMUNITY SERVICE ACADEMICS WORK STUDY

9. OUTCOMES THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS TO HAVE THE STUDENTS DO THE FOLLOWING: RETURN TO THE NORMAL CLASSROOM AND…

10. GRADUATE!