A north Alabama school superintendent says a state law regarding virtual schools needs to be clarified to allow state funding to follow the students.
The Decatur Daily reports that Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay says he believes virtual schools should receive funding if they are fully educating students. Two Morgan County superintendents say more time is needed to allow systems to get used to virtual school rules before any funding changes are made.
Last year, lawmakers approved a bill requiring all public high schools to have a virtual education component, either their own or contracted through another school or private company. That bill did not specify how funding would work.
Senate Bill 229 allows state funding to follow students from their home districts to their virtual schools.
