Published July 24. 2021 5:43PM | Updated July 24. 2021 8:30PM
Kevin Gorden, Special to The Day
Starting this upcoming school year, students in Ledyard s two elementary schools will be spending an extra half-hour in class each weekday.
The school day will be extended by 15 minutes at the beginning and end of the day, meaning students will be in class from 8:25 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. The town s school board approved the move Tuesday night, after some parents and school employees questioned it.
Superintendent Jason Hartling proposed the additional time as part of the school district s Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the additional class time will be paid for with $410,000 the town received in American Rescue Plan funds through the federal and state governments.