Accessing virtual courses and schools requires a computer, a modem, and Internet access. Furthermore, courses are not free. Some of the benefits mentioned above will accrue to a greater extent for students in wealthy districts or from wealthy families. The degree to which less affluent students will have access depends upon how their districts, states, or the U.S. Department of Education decide to provide it. However, it is necessary to meet that cost.
Some school districts provide courses free to their own resident students.
It will be interesting to see what innovative ideas will address this concern. Finally, teachers are concerned about how virtual schools may affect the existence and the nature of their jobs. For example, it is possible for a single teacher to serve a great many more students over the Internet, than in a traditional school. Of course, the degree to which that is true depends on the nature of what the cyber teacher does. If teachers are expected to evaluate student work, communicate and answer questions for students, etc.