{"id":149960,"date":"2026-06-12T23:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149960"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T03:39:18","slug":"schweyers-cyber-student-safety-act-moves-out-of-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149960","title":{"rendered":"Schweyer\u2019s Cyber Student Safety Act moves out of committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

HARRISBURG, June 12 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0This week, the House Education Committee approved\u00a0a bill<\/a>\u00a0introduced by Majority Chair Peter Schweyer that would ensure Pennsylvania\u2019s cyber charter schools verify the well-being of their students and perform regular wellness checks.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraditional, in-person schools, whether a public, private, brick-and-mortar charter school, or a parochial or religious school, have a support structure that exists to maintain a watchful presence on the children entrusted in their care,\u201d Schweyer said. \u201cThis network of staff is required to report and identify concerns including signs of abuse, neglect, malnourishment and mental illness. It plays a critical role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of countless students, and unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the roughly 65,000 Pennsylvania children enrolled in cyber charter education. Until now. The action we took this week is a major step toward making sure every kid has someone looking out for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Schweyer\u2019s bill moved out of committee on a party line vote. According to Schweyer, his legislation would:<\/p>\n