Driver’s ed on the road again with coronavirus safeguards

COVID-19 has forced Washington state schools to repeatedly shift gears, and for a time last spring it even put the brakes on driver’s education.

But with new health and safety guidelines issued for driving lessons and classroom instruction now conducted remotely, the road to getting a driver’s license at La Conner High has re-opened.

State officials cleared the way in June to resume student driving sessions. La Conner High driver’s ed teacher Scott Novak then began moving his in-person instruction to an on-line format in advance of fall semester.

Novak has uploaded presentations he used to del...