Kirsten Adair

4 days ago | wvxu.org | Kirsten Adair

High school students will be able to leave school for longer periods to receive religious instruction under legislation passed by Indiana lawmakers. SEA 255 also creates additional licensing routes for STEM teachers and shortens the window in which schools must notify parents about bullying. The bill lets high school students leave school for religious instruction each week for an amount of time equal to one elective course. The current cap is 120 minutes a week. Sen.

4 days ago | wvpe.org | Kirsten Adair

High school students will be able to leave school for longer periods to receive religious instruction under legislation passed by Indiana lawmakers. SEA 255 also creates additional licensing routes for STEM teachers and shortens the window in which schools must notify parents about bullying. The bill lets high school students leave school for religious instruction each week for an amount of time equal to one elective course. The current cap is 120 minutes a week. Sen.

1 week ago | lpm.org | Kirsten Adair

A new state office will soon give Indiana schools more guidance on safety measures. The governor signed a law to establish the Office of School Safety within the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. The new office will coordinate school safety resources and work with other state agencies to determine best safety practices for schools. It will also maintain guidelines for school security and emergency response protocols.

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Kirsten Adair

A new state office will soon give Indiana schools more guidance on safety measures. The governor signed a law to establish the Office of School Safety within the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. The new office will coordinate school safety resources and work with other state agencies to determine best safety practices for schools. It will also maintain guidelines for school security and emergency response protocols.

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Kirsten Adair

Indiana schools will not be allowed to expel students for chronic absences — at least for the next school year. State lawmakers adopted legislation that aims to tackle the state’s chronic absenteeism problem. SEA 482 officially defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10 percent or more of the school year for any reason. It also tasks the Indiana Department of Education with creating a framework for excused and unexcused absences and further studying absenteeism.