Peetz School to host open forum on potential switch to four-day school week

The Peetz Plateau School District is gathering information via an online survey and a community forum to discuss a potential four-day school week.

The online survey is available at the school's website, www.peetzschool.org, and the community forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, in the small gym. In addition to the survey, articles on the subject discussing both sides of the issue can be found on the school's website.

"We originally began looking at a four-day week for budget savings," said Superintendent Mark Collard.

However, Collard said they did not find as much savings as they t...