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Student proposal for four‑day high‑school week defeated after debate on athletics, work schedules and instructional hours
Summary
A student‑led proposal to move Gadsden City High School to a four‑day week — lengthening daily hours to meet Alabama's 1,080 instructional‑hour requirement — failed in a council roll‑call vote after council members raised concerns about athletics, band, co‑op schedules and student fatigue.
A student proposal to shift Gadsden City High School to a four‑day week was defeated by the Gadsden City Council April 22 after extended discussion about practical impacts on student athletes, band members and co‑op/work schedules.
The proposal called for extending school days (the presenter described a schedule from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) so the district could meet Alabama’s statutory requirement of 1,080 instructional hours while reducing the number of school days from 180 to about 135. The proposer said…
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