Minnesota Schools One Step Closer to Four-Day Weeks

Three-day weekends may soon be the norm for school kids across the state of Minnesota.

The legislature's House Education Policy Committee is currently considering HF1242, which would give local school boards the power to implement, or terminate, a four-day school week without approval by the Minnesota Department of Education.

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According to a press release from the Minnesota House, schools would have to make up for the time lost because of one fewer day per week.

Each school year, districts would be required to provide at least:

• 425 hours of instruction for a kindergarten student
• 935 hours of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 6
• 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12

Currently, 29 school districts in Minnesota have some form of a flexible learning year schedule, with six of those having a four-day school week.