Furthermore, not many urban schools have implemented the four-day weeks, so there is not enough data to apply the results to all urban institutions. If more schools give the students more time to get acclimated to the shorter weeks, which is different from how they have operated their whole lives, then they may perform better. On the subject of behavior in students, some people believe that the extra day off will give children more time to make bad decisions unsupervised. In the article, “Four-Day School Weeks Lead to Jump in Student Crime,” Alison DeNisco reveals that crime rates increased upon changing to shorter weeks. The article reveals that “Areas where at least one high school adopted a four-day week experienced a 20 percent increase in juvenile crime offenses. Property crime rates rose by nearly 27 percent, and drug violations increased as well” (DeNisco 26). It is understood that the children may just use the extra day to procrastinate further and possibly misbehave. However, students will need time to adjust and learn how to use their time appropriately, as mentioned previously, but some schools have already taken the extra step for
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