(Des Moines, IA) -- The Des Moines School District is making plans for a 100-percent in-person learning option. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday requiring schools to offer the option amid the pandemic. The law takes effect February 15th. Des Moines parents have until this Friday to choose between remote learning and in-person learning.
The district is reaching out to parents, and posted the following on the district's Facebook page:
Last Friday, a new law went into effect in Iowa requiring that all school districts offer the option of a five-day, 100% in-person school week as the pandemic continues. Des Moines Public Schools will make this option available to students beginning Monday, February 15. The virtual learning option will also continue to be available, and the hybrid model will come to an end. To learn how to make the selection that is best for your child(ren); what steps DMPS can and cannot take to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our schools; and what classrooms will look like with the resumption of a five-day in-person school week, be sure to visit our web site at:https://www.dmschools.org/how-to-select-virtual-or-in.../