A pair of Missouri legislators from Independence want laws limiting 4-day school weeks

For parents in the Independence School District, Missouri state Rep. Robert Sauls, a Democrat, says the district’s switch to a four-day week hasn’t been popular. That’s why he and state Rep. Aaron McMullen, a Republican who’s also from Independence, have filed bills in the Missouri General Assembly that would force voters to weigh in before school districts in towns with more than 30,000 people can shorten the school week.

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