From Yahoo News (National) ~ here
From WAFF news (Local) ~ here
Schools in New Mexico, Minnesota, and Kentucky have already switched to a 4 day week. Marshall County (that is Boaz and Albertville) is considering it here in Alabama.
I think it would be great for kids to go to school from 8:00am til 5:00pm. But... what about that 5th day - where are the kids supposed to go then? Now before anyone says "school is not a babysitter for your child" or something along those lines, let me assure you that I know exactly what role the government's schools play in my child's life. I do not rely on the school to babysit my kid. I do however rely on the school to have a set schedule. The fact is that there are lots of single parents that don't have family nearby to watch their kids and daycare only takes kids up to age 12. There is a big difference between having a 13 (or 14, 15, 16) year old at home alone from 3:45 pm to 5:15 pm on Monday through Friday and having the same kid at home alone for a full day. All employers are not going to be flexible enough to work with these types of schedules.
What are your thoughts? Do you favor the 4 day school week? What types of arrangements would/could you make for your kids?
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