The "Return to Learn" plan allows districts to choose if and how students return to school in the fall. | stock photo
The "Return to Learn" plan allows districts to choose if and how students return to school in the fall. | stock photo
Michigan Rep. Eric Leutheuser (R-Hillsdale) joined fellow legislators in approving an education restart plan that would give individual school districts the ability to work with their local health departments to tailor the educational approach for the coming school year to the needs of their local communities.
The legislation does not have any mandate for in-person education, though it is "strongly recommended" for students in grades K-5, according to the Michigan House Republicans website.
“This bipartisan agreement shows we can all work together on what’s most important -- our children, their health and their education,” Leutheuser said, according to Michigan House Republicans. “Those decisions are best made at the local level by the experts who know their communities the best. A one-size-fits all approach simply would not make sense in these unprecedented times.”
Rep. Eric Leutheuser
| Michigan House Republicans
While school boards are given final say in how to proceed with instruction, they will still be required to review their policy each month throughout the school year, providing feedback to parents.
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