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School District Eyes Four Day School Week in Bid to Cut Energy Costs
Posted on July 16, 2008
In what sounds like a bright idea there's a school district in Virginia committed to studying the idea of a 4 day school week as energy costs climb. A practice which would mean less time on the road for school buses along with lower heating bills and CO2 emissions because the schools heat supply could be shut down for a three day weekend. Not to mention the need for one less set of school lunches to be shipped and prepared, along with one less daily commute for school personnel. All of which would most certainly cut both energy usage and CO2 as well.But is it a genuine possibility or an implau...
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