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By a vote of 138 to 19, the Missouri House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would set up a virtual school. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
Supporters of the virtual school say it would give students all over the state the opportunity to enroll in courses that their local district may not offer.
They say it's also a way for disabled students who may be homebound to take classes.
Any student in kindergarten through 12th grade would be eligible to enroll...Students would have the option of enrolling in the school as a full-time student or only to take one or two courses.
Republican Representative Brian Baker of the Kansas City area is the bill sponsor.
Only 19 lawmakers voted against the bill.
One of them was Republican Representative Dennis Wood of Kimberling City.
He says creating a virtual school will pull money away from existing school districts.
Wood says he supports the idea of a virtual school but not at a time when the state is looking for ways to increase funding to existing schools.
Now that the bill has gained House approval, it moves to the senate for consideration.
