After pushback from teachers and school board members, Saturday school is out as an option to help Memphis students catch up after missing 44 days of school because of coronavirus concerns.
Instead, Shelby County Schools leaders are considering other options for the 2020-21 school year calendar, including adding an extra hour to the school day, shortening holidays, and extending the school year.
“Doing nothing is not an option, neither is it an effective strategy,” Superintendent Joris Ray told school board members during Tuesday’s committee meeting.
Whitelaw said the district’s favored option was 190 days, but said teacher feedback prompted them to bring more options to the board.
Optional half or full days on some Saturdays throughout the school year were part of four options Ray brought to the board Tuesday.
