As soon as the Piute School District pivoted to a four-day school week for 2023-24 school year, parents whose children attend tiny Antimony Elementary School started reaching out to the Garfield County School District.
Although the school is part of the Garfield District, students who attend the K-6 school typically attend junior high and high school at Piute High School in Junction under an interlocal agreement because it is closer to Antimony than other of Garfield's secondary schools.
"There was 100% consensus that this is best for kids, better for the community, best for parents and being with their families," Dodds told the Utah State Board of Education, which voted unanimously to grant the waiver. Competing in interscholastic sports and activities meant many high school students left school early on game days.
According to the Utah State Board of Education, three of the 23 schools that observe four-day school weeks are charter schools: American Leadership Academy, Spectrum Academy and Utah County Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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