Parents push back on health notes for virtual learning
Jamie Soto and other College Community families criticize new requirements under SF 2310 demanding doctor notes for virtual learning. The district, using Edgenuity and Apex Learning, seeks Dec 22 health documentation to plan next semester while 700 to 750 students used virtual options in a district with staff challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie
College Community
Edgenuity
Apex Learning
College Community Communications
Steve Doser
Senate
Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Doug Wheeler
Wheeler
Parents push for continued virtual learning amid district pressure
McCoid and Hanson recount opting for virtual classes due to safety and consistency during the pandemic. They accuse College Community of pressuring a return to in person learning. Law expert Pendo supports remote options on request, citing ADA considerations and parental concerns over disclosure.
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Will McCoid
College Community School District
McCoid
College Community
Elizabeth Pendo
St. Louis University
Missouri
Pendo
Delayed trials loom as Linn County court backlog grows
Trials face months or years of delay as jury trials resume only gradually under health rules. Officials warn backlogs could take three to four years, with cases across Linn and Johnson counties postponed from September to later dates. Noted defendants include Hoff, Blahnik, Wagner, Williams, Mary Jane Jackson Thomas and Phillips, among others, with reset trial dates and potential life sentences if convicted.
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Vander Sanden
Linn County
Nick Maybanks
Maybanks
Linn
Johnson
Andrew Shaw
Bagley
Blahnik
Wagner
Hoff
Thomas Williams
Cedar Rapids
College Community School
Prairie Hill
Mary Jane Jackson Thomas
Jackson Thomas
James Stephan Phillips
Leland Harris
Harris
Phillips
Lloyd Roger
Rosa
Little
Winters
Bland
Tyris D. Winters
Peoria
Kejuan Winters
Carlos Hivento
Cesar Rapids
Hivento
Jorge Maldonado
Iowa City
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Jamie Soto
Prairie Creek
Nathan Soto
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Andrea Hanson
Prairie Creek Intermediate School
Hanson
Grace
King
Thegazette
Paul Hoff
Chris Bagley
Walker
Hoffs
Aryan Brotherhood
Drew Blahnik
Drew Wagner
Johnson County
Patrick Bland
Rockford, I
Durojaiya A. Rosa
Reginald Little
Broadway St
Rish.mehaffey
Soutter Ave
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