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