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Ian Erickson tells the Carlton school board Monday that his two youngest children won't be coming back to Carlton because he feels they need more than four days a week of school.
Ian Erickson addressed the Carlton school board during Monday's regular meeting, informing the board he was taking two of his children out of the Carlton school district.
Erickson emphasized that he liked the school district, teachers, and principals, "but we feel like the four-day week has forced our hand," he said.
Child care was not an issue. Instead, Erickson thought his two younger children should be in school more than four days in a week to provide the kind of educational continuity they required.
There were other issues as well.
"I'm concerned about the amount of kids I see moving to o...
