By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
BUHLER, Kan. — Buhler USD 313 Superintendent Cindy Couchman says there is interest in the proposal to start up a virtual school starting next year. The district has applied to the state for the new school, which would be available for any student who wants to learn entirely by remote.
“We have about 20 to 22 students that are saying that they are interested or somewhat interested in continuing with virtual school next year,” Couchman said.
The school would be available for all ages of students and Couchman says they are seeing parents of students from all grade levels showing interest.
“We have about five students that are K to 5 grade levels,” Couchman said. “The rest, roughly 18 to 20, that are grade 6 to 12.”
One thing students must take into account when considering the virtual school is that they will not be a part of the current school system and therefore not eligible for any extracurricular activities.
“When you are enrolled in that school, they do not have extracurricular activities, and so you will not be participating in extracurricular activities,” Couchman said. “Most virtual schools are set up that way because of that, because . . . you have to compete in the school that you are enrolled in.”
Couchman says they want to have all of those interested in virtual school fill out the current survey form available on the district website by May 30.
That survey is available at https://forms.gle/iHjwofwQnZ2ZoYav9.
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