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RandySF

(79,707 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:21 PM Nov 5

Missouri voters approve four-day school week in two districts, showing rising support

When the Independence School District announced it was switching to a four-day week during the 2023-24 school year, it drew questions from local families and statewide officials.

Parents wondered what kind of child care they would have on days without classroom instruction. And lawmakers debated whether the state needed to intervene.

Ultimately, Missouri’s General Assembly passed a law requiring a vote for non–rural school districts to authorize a four-day week.

On Tuesday, the Independence and Hallsville school districts became the first large districts to receive the approval of voters to continue with four-day weeks.

https://missouriindependent.com/2025/11/05/missouri-voters-approve-four-day-school-week-in-two-districts-showing-rising-support/

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I think this might be a good idea for high school karynnj Nov 5 #1

karynnj

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1. I think this might be a good idea for high school

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:34 PM

Nov 5

When I was in high school we had long periods with the last 10 minutes in many classes used to start homework. I am 75 and don't remember the detail, other than one period was at a different time each day creating a diagonal where they replaced the normally scheduled class. On Friday, they were replaced by a time for clubs. So, 6 classes each meeting 4 times. However the school day stayed the same. 4 longer days could provide longer classes, four days a week - just as we had.

For younger kids, I wonder if they have studied how long a day the kids could tolerate and thrive.

As to child care, certainly there are high school kids who baby sit.

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