On Monday, May 10, 2021, SB 664 was unanimously passed by the PA Senate Education Committee and sent on to the full Senate. The bill would allow parents/guardians to decide to have their children repeat the 2020-21 school year due to school closings, difficulties with virtual learning, and other COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions to the learning process. If the bill becomes law, parents/guardians could have their children repeat the grade they were in during the 2020-21 school year if they think that their children did not learn adequately and/or suffered learning “loss” due to pandemic-related circumstances.

The bill would also allow students in all grades to repeat their current grade and would allow students with intellectual disabilities to remain in school for an extra year, even if they turn 21.

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