Iowa governor says students won't receive credit if school districts defy 50% mandate on in-person

Iowa governor says students won’t receive credit if school districts defy 50% mandate on in-person classes


JOHNSTON — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday students in school districts that hold classes exclusively online without receiving state approval will not receive credit.

The announcement comes one day after two Iowa school districts said they plan to defy the governor’s mandate that at least 50% of classes be held in person this fall.

“Schools that choose not to return to school for at least 50% in-person instruction are not defying me, they are defying the law,” Reynolds said Tuesday during a press conference.

“If schools move to primarily remote learning without approval, according again to the law, those days do not count toward instructional time.”

Read more: https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20200804/iowa-governor-says-students-wont-receive-credit-if-school-districts-defy-50-mandate-on-in-person-classes
(Burlington Hawkeye)