4 day school week

In some rural areas they are going to four day school weeks. Might sound good to your kids if your county is considering it but lets take a closer look at this. The reason for this is to cut back on the price of gas for the bus drivers. My opinion good for schools maybe not so good for kids and parents. They are not only cutting a day from the week but parents will pay more for lunch, kids will have longer walks to bus stops and they are cutting Field trips. They will also cut out some electives and after school activities to help with cost cuts. So it seems to me people will have to spend money on day care for a day, but in rural areas a lot of family's have farms and are home. For the people not in rural areas if your district decides many people may not have that luxury of being home with the kids. this is happening in rural areas of Minnesota but a lot of other counties are considering it. My thing is that people business and the government are looking for ways to cut back which I think is fine. I don't agree with the cancellation of electives and after school activities with the way the drop out rate etc is going. We need to keep the things that will help keep our kid interested in school! I don't personally think its worth the hype! Will cut back cost for schools but add more inconvenience on families, definitely with none rural communities.