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.