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Sen. Harrison pushes online classroom option for teen driver education; DMV urges safeguards
Summary
Sen. Harrison asked the Senate Transportation committee to allow the classroom portion of driver education for 15-year-olds to be delivered online when in-person instruction is unavailable. DMV said online classroom alone won't increase seat capacity, recommended AOE/DMV oversight, security checks and in-person exam components, and agreed to gather backlog data before the education committee reviews the bill.
Sen. Harrison, sponsor of a bill to expand access to driver education, told the Senate Transportation Committee on Thursday that allowing the classroom portion of approved driver-education courses to be offered online could increase access for 15-year-old Vermont students when in-person instruction is unavailable.
"I sponsored this bill with the intention to increase the availability of driver education, and primarily to make our kids safer," Sen. Harrison said, adding she preferred in-person instruction and that online delivery should be a fallback when live classes are not available.
Pat McMahon, supervisor of the DMV education unit, told senators DMV…
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