Washington High School students may soon be doing their classwork remotely as schools remain closed due to COVID-19. Washington School District Superintendent Willie Stone tells KCII News what the school board will be considering at their meeting Wednesday, “We’re moving toward applying for a 9-12 required, and then a pre-K to 8 voluntary, which will include new learning for our students but it’s all voluntary learning. And this is something right now, we’re currently working on the application and something we’ll take to our board for our recommendation on Wednesday night that this is the way we go. We believe we can offer services to our students that are required for our 9-12 students. At this time we’re not sure we’re capable of offering pre-K to 8 services to be required. We know we can offer it as far as voluntary, so that’s really our plan moving forward through April 30th, and that’s where we’re at.” If approved, this will begin Monday, April 13th.

Stone explains that the high school students all have a computer through the school’s 1:1 program. Also, students who do not have internet access at home can login outside of the middle school or the east side of the high school. Stone recommends students stay in their cars to do so and continue to practice social distancing.

Stone says that since the school district is making it required for high school students, days will not need to be added at the end of the year to make up for the lost classroom time. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered that all schools be closed through April 30th. The last time students were in class was March 13th.