The 4-day calendars have 165 school days instead of the traditional 176 days. BAPS said 25 minutes would be added to each school day for all grades to account for the shorter week. Each calendar ...

The four-day week is seen as a way for some districts ... Though districts with four-day calendars typically lengthen the day, students can still end up being in school less, researchers wrote.

At today’s meeting, the Vernon Parish School Board approved a motion to adopt a new hybrid calendar featuring a four-day school week for much of the year. The new calendar starts this year in August.