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General Discussion / Re: 4 Day School Weeks- Good or bad idea?
« on: June 09, 2010, 05:26:40 PM »
I'd have to say I'm on the fence with this one. It has been rumored and talked about from time to time through Haslett as far as I've known. I like the 3 day weekend idea, but gosh, silly me, I don't think the saving money concept would really be that effective. Cost-cutting measures keep getting implemented, and it continues to get worse. This year 5 teachers or staff members may be laid off, next year 15 or more. It's like in a drought situation... limiting water usage or issuing bans on it don't help the situation or make it better at all... they only make it harder to deal with. Sure this idea may help now, but it is nowhere near the save all solution for balancing budgets. More will still happen in the future.