Mercer County schools have no plans of moving to a four day school week [Video]

A new law in Pennsylvania could make four day school weeks a reality, but many schools Mercer County are planning to keep their kids in the classroom all five days of the week.

The Pennsylvania School code allows schools to choose between 180 school days and 900 hours of class time. Any student in middle or high school need 990 hours of class time. Before the law passed in December, schools needed to meet both of those requirements.

Schools worry longer days would interfere with extra curricular activities, transportation, and child care. All of these situations need to be addressed before a school moves forward with a four day school week.

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