MT. VERNON — Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner recently signed a law barring school districts from enacting limits on the number of dual-credit courses students can take in high school. Dual-credit courses are classes that students can receive college credit in addition to the high school credit they would already receive.

While Mt. Vernon Township High School District Superintendent Jeff Fritchtnitch is in favor of the new law, he hopes all parties affected by the law got equal consideration.

MVTHS students are not affected by the law being signed. There was no limit set on how many dual-credit classes students could take at the school.