I've read articles about school districts switching to a 4-day week and I've wondered about the implications for working parents.
It's a difficult situation for you, especially on fairly short notice. I do think it's happening all across the country, to some degree or another. I've also heard mention of kids having to pay to participate in middle school sports. I don't get that. Excluding kids from an activity at a public school based on ability to pay? So eventually the HS teams will be dominated by kids who had the "oppotunity" (money) to play in middle school? Whoa.
With overall lower compensation levels for a lot of people, and much higher child care/busing expenses, the work vs. not work equation is changing for a lot of people.
BTW - $4500 sound high. How many hours / days is that?
