LCSD 2 sticks with 5-day school week

Laramie County School District 2 schools will be sticking with what they know until more research is done on shortened school weeks.

The LCSD 2 School Board of Trustees, in a five-to-four split, voted to adopt a 5-day school week for all schools in the district Monday night, after much consideration and planning went into adopting a 4 3/4-day school week.

The school board looked at three calendar option Monday night, a 5-day school week, a 4 3/4-day school week and a straight 4-day school week, all of which were considered after postponing a vote to go with a 4 3/4-day school week in a Febr...