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Vocal parent urges Fremont County SD #2 to adopt permanent four-day week, cites Wyoming examples
Summary
A Du Bois parent urged the board to adopt a four-day school week, arguing the district meets Wyoming instructional-hour requirements and highlighting other rural districts’ experiences with improved attendance, teacher retention, and reduced behavioral incidents.
At the visitor-comments portion of the Feb. 17 meeting, a Du Bois parent, identified as Mrs. McDaniels, asked the Fremont County School District #2 board to consider implementing a permanent four-day school week rather than the district’s current alternating four- and five-day schedule.
McDaniels told the board she and other parents she spoke with favor a four-day week for practical reasons in a rural community — scheduling medical and extracurricular appointments, reducing the need…
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