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Re: Hawaii public schools go to 4 day school week
I wish team 359 luck in finding a way to make this work, though i do offer a word of caution. This weekend i was lucky enough to attend a meeting about the furlow/contract ideas. The problems that they brought up with working on the furlow days is that it would be a violation of labor laws. Problems could be created because between the union and the department of education. I did get to ask if it was possible for teachers to volunteer time (thinking about how crazy FRC season can get) however the response was that if teachers are volunteering time for a job they usually do, then department of education would be obligated to pay them. This of course leads to other problems with labor laws and such. However, teachers can volunteer (without pay) for a job that they do not usually do.

I'm not sure if any of that sheds light on ways that Hawaii public school teams can find ways to work on potential furlow days, but i do wish team 359 as well as the other teams the best of luck.