The percentage of public schools attending year-round school is 10%. Many people dispute on whether or not American schools should do a nine-month school calendar or a balanced calendar. The original schedule was implemented because children were needed to work in the fields during the summer. A balanced calendar should not be an option. One reason a balanced calendar shouldn’t be used because it increases expenses. A few increased expenses are for facility, maintenance, student transportation, and overall administrative costs. This extra cost could very possibly take away from other beneficial activities and programs that could be a useful asset to other students future’s. In addition to increased expenses, year-round school again isn’t
