Several North Texas school districts return to the classroom Monday

Mesquite ISD students head back to school

Nearly 40,000 students in the Mesquite Independent School District are heading back to school on Monday. FOX 4's Hanna Battah visited with some who are attending a brand new campus.

MESQUITE, Texas - Summer break comes to an end on Monday morning for several North Texas students.

Mesquite ISD is the largest of 26 North Texas districts that will be returning to the classroom Monday.

Nearly all the districts starting on Monday are schools experimenting with a 4-day school week. That group does not include Mesquite.

Mesquite ISD considered a switch to the shorter week, but the district rejected the idea in March.

More Texas school districts considering 4-day school weeks

The 50 districts across the state that are switching to a 4-day week say it's a way to attract and retain teachers. But some experts say it is an experiment that could backfire.

Many districts made the move in an attempt to attract and retain teachers during a statewide shortage.

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School Districts Starting on August 7

Anna ISD
Athens ISD
Bowie ISD
China Spring ISD
Community ISD
Dew ISD
Ector ISD
Elkhart ISD
Gainesville ISD
Gold-Burg ISD
Graford ISD
Mesquite ISD
Mildred ISD
Miller Grove ISD
Mineral Wells ISD
Morgan Mill ISD
Mt. Vernon ISD
Nocona ISD
Palmer ISD
Palo Pinto ISD
Prairie Valley ISD
Quinlan ISD
Rains ISD
Sulphur Bluff ISD
Three Way ISD
Venus ISD