Shawnee wants to regulate virtual learning centers as more pop up during pandemic

Shawnee is developing city code to regulate remote learning centers within the city. The move has been prompted by the recent increase in virtual learning centers set up for children at the start of a school year that has seen tens of thousands of students across Johnson County thrust into remote learning settings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. City staff is drafting text amendments to Chapter 17 of the city code, which addresses how daycares, businesses and pop-up learning centers can facilitate remote education for students. In addition, following an inquiry about a potential homeless shelter, Shawnee city staff is also developing code to address where and how homeless shelters can operate within city limits.
Source: Prairie Village Post