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Garfield County seeks waiver to adopt four-day school week; state committee forwards request

2102750 · January 11, 2025
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Garfield County School District Superintendent John Dodds presented a community-backed request to waive state rule R277-419 so the district can move to a four-day school week; the committee voted unanimously to approve the waiver and forward it to the board.

Garfield County School District Superintendent John Dodds asked the Utah State Board of Education committee to approve a waiver from R277-419 so the district can adopt a four-day school week.

Dodds told the committee the district organized broad community outreach across its geographically dispersed communities — including Boulder, Antimony, Tropic and Panguitch — and surveyed stakeholders before deciding to pursue the waiver. He said the district…

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