Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre County, discusses his bill on the Senate floor that became law, allowing parents to decide by July 15 whether to have their child repeat the grade they are in this year to make up for learning loss associated with COVID-19 disruptions in their education. May 12, 2021 Screenshot from Pa. Senate website
Spending an extra year in school — and a second year in the same grade — to pick up the lessons missed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic apparently doesn’t appeal to many Pennsylvania families.
A state law enacted on June 30 gave parents (or students with disabilities age 18 and older) until July 15 to notify their school if they believed repeating last year’s grade would be best for their child.
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