Rotan ISD students petition to keep 5 day school week

Rotan ISD Junior Justin Shelley explains the students' standpoint on their request for the district to continue holding classes on Fridays
Rotan ISD Junior Justin Shelley explains the students' standpoint on their request for the district to continue holding classes on Fridays

After last week’s adoption of Rotan ISD’s 2023-2024 school calendar, which is scheduled around a four-day school week, a group of high school students took action, initiating a petition to convince the board to reconsider, requesting the district maintain the current schedule to include Friday classes.

Rotan ISD Superintendent Greg Decker admitted the unconventional fourday school calendar proposal…