(Radio Iowa) — Many young Iowans who are turning 14 while schools are closed due to the pandemic are anxious to get their learner’s permits to drive, and the Iowa Department of Transportation is working to accommodate them. Darcy Doty, director of the D-O-T’s Driver & Identification Services, says those teens can now take their instructional permit written tests — at home.

The test is administered through a secure website and if the student passes, they’ll know right away and the results are automatically forwarded to the D-O-T. Once the service centers reopen — tentatively in May — the teen will be able to stop in to get their first provisional license.

Parents, guardians and legal custodians are able to proctor, or supervise, the test-taking process and Doty says she’s not concerned that a teen wanna-be driver might be allowed to cheat.

To apply to take the test at home, the parent must have a valid Iowa driver’s license and will need to complete and submit the Application to Proctor Knowledge Exam form to the Iowa DOT.

More at https://iowadot.seamlessdocs.com/f/ApptoProctorKnowledgeExam