Carthage elementary students begin school day 30 minutes earlier
Elementary students in the Carthage Central School District now start and finish school earlier than they did last year.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Elementary students in the Carthage Central School District now begin classes at 8:30 a.m. and are dismissed at 3:15 p.m., district information says. Last year, the school day ran from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
District officials recommended the schedule change after a study with SUNY Oswego. The district said the earlier dismissal is intended to get younger students home sooner and leave more time for after-school activities. West Carthage Elementary Principal Marcy Petzoldt said the transition has gone well and that staff members have adjusted to the new hours.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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