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Decatur students will have four-day school week for 2024-25 school year

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Decatur School District Superintendent Steve Watkins says all students, except those in pre-k, will go to school from Tuesday through Friday next school year. Watkins says one of the main objectives for this change is recruiting teachers and keeping them. Watkins plans to monitor the four-day week each year to decide if they want to continue it or not.

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Decatur students will have four-day school week for 2024-25 school year

DECATUR, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Students in Decatur will soon have a three-day weekend every week starting in August after the school board voted at the March meeting to adopt the alternate calendar. Decatur School District Superintendent Steve Watkins says all students, except those in pre-k, will go to school from Tuesday through Friday next school year. “We're excited for the opportunity for our students and our teachers, and we hope that this i…

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