Student Rescue Act Aims To Help West Virginia Pupils Whose Grades Plummeted During Pandemic
A bill to help K-12 students in West Virginia catch up on schoolwork following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is moving through the West Virginia House of Delegates.
The House Education Committee advanced HB 3217, or the Student Rescue Act, Tuesday evening.
It would provide kindergarten through 12th graders with concentrated summer courses to make up for instruction time, class credits and grade level specific-skills lost due to the pandemic. The law would also apply to any future pandemic or natural disaster that lasts longer than 21 days.
State and federal funding would pay for the courses, teacher and administrative pay, building upkeep and transportation. However, if there is no interest among parents or students, county school boards would not be mandated to offer the summer courses under the Act.
Read more: https://www.wvpublic.org/section/education/2021-03-24/student-rescue-act-aims-to-help-w-va-pupils-whose-grades-plummeted-during-pandemic