The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's learning center serves around 45 students, who attend on different days depending on grade level. The space, which used to house the tribe's now relocated child care center, was already equipped for kids.
Students would not need a doctor's note to take a mental health day and they would not be marked as truant for using the four days, according to the legislation.
Tennessee's education funding formula consistently underestimates the amount of money superintendents and their teams need to run public schools, advocates say.
District administrators said the experiment was so successful that it will continue with 10 employees, even though high schoolers have moved on campus two days a week.
Big parking lots, good Wi-Fi and staff experienced in planning big events like football games and assemblies allow Phoenix Union High School District to play a key role in ending the pandemic.
Early grades have been hit hard by COVID school closures, particularly in rural, economically stressed communities such as those served by South Carolina's Marion County School District.
