W.Va. school board signs off on allowing fully online charter schools
CHARLESTON â The West Virginia Board of Education approved policy changes Wednesday that allow for fully online charter schools, enable an unelected board to circumvent county boards of education to open charters and open the door to 10 new charters every three years, up from three every three years. The school board also said public schoolchildren donât need at least a 2.0 grade point average to currently start extracurricular practices, including sports practices and conditioning. Board president Miller Hall cited the coronavirus pandemicâs social, emotional and academic effe...
Source: herald-dispatch.com