Forest Lake schools will not switch to a four-day week to save money.
They’d been thinking about it, but the school board voted Thursday night to end discussions. Now they’ll look for other ways to cut $3.5 million from next year’s budget. The four-day week would have saved about $500,000, mostly in transportation costs.
About 150 parents and staff members attended a community meeting on the issue Tuesday, reports the Pioneer Press. Most were skeptical that the benefits of a four-day week would outweigh the negatives for families, arguing the days would be too long for students and finding day care would be an issue.
District spokesman Ross Bennett said the board “agreed it was something the community wasn’t ready for.”
Two additional meetings scheduled for later this month on the issue have been canceled.
