Students may not be able to go to school, but they have options.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has waived the fees associated with its Hunter-Trapper Education programs and opened them online to those as young as 11.

“Effective immediately and until at least March 31, all prospective students will be able to take the online Hunter-Trapper Education course for free and become certified to obtain their hunting or furtaker licenses,” according to a release from the Game Commission. “Ordinarily, the online course is open only to students 16 years old or older, and there is a fee to take the online course.”

“However, due to the postponement of free in-person classes, the fee for the online course temporarily will be waived and the online course will be open to students 11 and older,” according to the release. “To take the course for free, students will have to enter a code provided.”

The link and code can be found on the game commission website -www.pgc.pa.gov – under the education tab.

Those who would rather take the class in person are asked to look into that possibility after April 1. According to the release, further cancellations are possible.

The Warren County school board has discussed the possibility of offering hunter-trapper education courses as part of the district curriculum.

For now, the opportunity to take the game commission’s course for free is a good option, according to Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Eric Mineweaser. “This is an excellent opportunity for our students who are interested in hunting and trapping.”