Online learning students must take statewide exams in-person at public schools, even during a

Online learning students must take statewide exams in-person at public schools, even during a pandemic


Several months ago, the state sent out a memo alerting administrators that Florida’s public school students will resume statewide testing for the 2020-21 academic year, even if the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Not all families would be happy about the hitch: Florida students will have to take the statewide assessments in person, regardless of whether they have been learning at home or getting face-to-face instruction in a traditional school setting this academic year.

No matter which education model a family chose at the start of the year, Florida students will have to return to brick-and-mortar campuses for state exam days — even though COVID-19 cases have continued to rise.

Some families may not want their children to be pressured into statewide testing during a pandemic. And others were told by the state that they would have choices in how their children could learn — whether in person or online.

Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2020/11/23/online-learning-students-must-take-statewide-exams-in-person-at-public-schools-even-during-a-pandemic/