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2020 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 26
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study issues
relative to the creation and operation of micro schools, by public schools or public
school governing authorities approved for such purpose, to help ensure that
Louisiana students continue to have high quality and safe learning experiences
amidst the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency.
WHEREAS, due to the global pandemic, there have been unprecedented closures of
elementary and secondary schools and interruptions to students' education; and
WHEREAS, parents, educators, and administrators are continuing to search for safer
alternatives to large congregate settings for education delivery; it is critical that students
receive high quality instruction that best fits their needs while maintaining proper social
distancing measures and complying with other guidance from public health officials; and
WHEREAS, a micro school is a neighborhood school generally enrolling fewer than
fifteen students; and
WHEREAS, micro schools could provide valuable in-person instructional
opportunities while maintaining small class sizes and space for social distancing.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study issues
relative to the creation and operation of micro schools, by approved public schools and
public school governing authorities, to help ensure that Louisiana students continue to have
high quality and safe learning experiences amidst the ongoing COVID-19 public health
emergency and to submit a written report of its findings and conclusions, including any
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recommendations for related legislation, to the House Committee on Education and the
Senate Committee on Education no later than August 1, 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state
superintendent of education.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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