6/14/16
by News Department on 06/14/16Hazleton approves 4 day school weeks...
The Hazleton Area School Board, Monday night, approved four-day school weeks in the district to help with budget cuts.
Students will attend classes from Tuesday through Friday for the months of December, January, and February, as well as half-day kindergarten.
Even after these budget cuts, the Hazleton Area School District is still $2.6 million in the red.
No teachers in the Hazleton Area School District are being furloughed at the moment, but more than two dozen staff positions will be eliminated. Many of those positions are staff who are retiring and will not be replaced.
The budget cuts will go into effect next school year. However, it's still unclear exactly how the four-day school week will be implemented.
