The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools have added some time to the beginning and end of the school day, starting this week, to make up for some snow days earlier this year.
Additional minutes are being added to the school day for all kindergarten through 12th grade students, according to information from the district. The changes went into effect on Monday, March 18.
According to district information, the first bell will be 8 minutes earlier for schools and the last bell will be 7 minutes later for schools. It is not expected to change any bus schedules.
Seniors now must attend school on Thursday, May 16, and Friday, May 17, according to the district’s announcement. May 17 will be the last day of school for seniors. Seniors also must be at school for the earlier and later times each day.
According to the announcement, preschool start and end times are not affected.
For more information about this schedule change, visit http://www.kckps.org/.