Although many students like the sound of four-day school weeks, some education advocates warn that they could do more harm than good.
. They noted at the time that at least 40 districts in Texas had rolled out the new schedule, and more than a dozen other districts planned to follow suit the following year.
Some parents fear that a four-day schedule would hamper the development of social and behavioral skills. Working mothers and fathers have also cited childcare concerns, and some are worried about what kids will do on the weekday they aren't in school. Could less supervision introduce a rise in juvenile delinquency?Senate Bill 2368 passed the upper chamber
Still, evidence suggests that four-day districts with longer days aren’t witnessing the same bad outcomes as those with shorter ones, she said. Those in more rural areas are also seeing detrimental effects that are “small or actually not statistically different from zero.”
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