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A shortened semester: SD#308’s fall calendar creates ripples for students, staff
As OH students return to school from the latest five-day weekend, with another shortened schedule the following week and another five-day weekend a week after that, students are reminded of the extensive time off scheduled into the fall semester.
"I believe that the loss of days in the fall semester could ineffectively impact the ability for students to learn the skills and content that their classes intend to teach them," OH senior Riley Balhan said about the seven days lost in the fall. "Personally... this change will negatively impact my individual learning this year."
During the creation of this year's school calendar several changes changes were made. While the total number of student attendance days remains the same for the year, all schools in SD#308 were cut short by a week and a half of class time in the fall. Along with this decrease, an extra five-hour-day was added, ultimately reducing class time for students and staff by over seven days during the first semester.
