The "Return to Learn" plan allows districts to choose if and how students return to school in the fall. | stock photo
The "Return to Learn" plan allows districts to choose if and how students return to school in the fall. | stock photo
Rep. Beth Griffin (R-Mattawan) and her Michigan House peers have greenlighted the "Return to Learn" plan, according to Michigan House Republicans.
The plan gives local school districts the authority to create health and safety guidelines for students heading back to school this fall.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every single Michigan citizen one way or another, but certain regions of our state have been impacted more than others,” Griffin told Michigan House Republicans. “Because of this, we need to give our local schools the flexibility to develop their own reopening plans that work best for students, faculty and the community.”
Rep. Beth Griffin
| Michigan House Republicans
Griffin continued, saying that legislators in Lansing shouldn’t govern if and how schools teach their students this school year. Instead, she said it’s their responsibility to offer a guide that gives schools the authority to determine how they want to move forward.
The "Return to Learn" plan includes changes like redefining the word “attendance” to mean “engaged in instruction,” rather than “physically present,” according to the Michigan House Republicans website.
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