Editor:
I am appalled at the outcome of this very important issue. School performance by students is very low to poor, and we are going to have fewer days in school?
Lets look at the facts.
The survey was set up to allow students and some staff who want their three-day weekends to vote unlimited times both on paper as well as online with no accountability of who was voting, ultimately manipulating the end results in their favor. Why would students be able to decide how many days to attend school? Of course they are going to vote for less school, and some teachers will too.
After talking with multiple parents and a few teachers, they absolutely wanted five-day school weeks and couldnt believe the outcome of this survey. Some even suggest pulling their kids out of this school district. Who wouldnt want to work fewer days for the same pay? Maybe we should pay those great teachers who want to be there on Fridays and after class activities extra and reduce the pay of teachers who just want to work four days a week.
The facts: With the longer days kids are burning out by mid-afternoon, making their comprehension levels drop to zero. The kids have disconnected from school by Monday morning after having three days off to play, watch TV, zone out on computer games, stay up late, wander the streets, some getting in trouble, putting less effort into school work. They forget last weeks lessons.
It appears that the ones who were pushing the four-day school week threw out inflated figures and guessed at the savings in the budget without looking at the details. Maybe they were just hoping to have three-day weekends for themselves?
Lets have a more honest evaluation of this situation. We as parents and adults should be making the decision for our kids education needs, not your child. A five-day school week with shorter days will benefit the kids in the long run.
Greg Taylor
Cortez
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