The 4 school day week reduces the frequency of disciplinary referrals. Jimmy Linderman, superintendent of the Chattooga County School District in Georgia, reports that the frequency of disciplinary expulsions of students who attend school only four days a week decreases by 73 percent in one year. Students are more rested and focused; therefore, they are less likely to disrupt class, stray from task, or engage in other behaviors requiring discipline. Fewer disruptions in the classroom result in more engaged teaching and learning (Bradley). As a result, the shortened schedule shows a reduction in the frequency of students' referral to disciplines. students get more rest and are less likely to disrupt