Listen to the full interview with Cynthia Grant, interim superintendent of the Independence School District (8:00): https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/11-5-AN-Cynthia-Grant-Independence-Four-Day-School-Week.mp3

Independence voters have spoken. They want their school district to continue to hold classes four days a week.

On Tuesday, more than 61% of those who voted chose to back the shortened week.

Cynthia Grant, the interim superintendent of the Independence School District, thanked the community for voting in Tuesday’s election.

“We are excited to move forward. We know that nothing is perfect – five day week wasn’t perfect, four day week isn’t perfect,” Grant told Missourinet.

A new state law requires larger districts, of at least 30,000 residents, to ask voters

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