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now when it comes to allowing students a few more days off during the year. a new state law requires students to attend school for 75- thousand-6-hundred minutes per year, instead of 180 days. what does that mean for our local school districts? abc-7’s iris lopez spoke with districts across the city to see if the new law could affect them. nat of bell ringing 3:30 “now with the minutes you have the flexibility of extending the days a little bit longer, adding five minutes here or there.” jim littlejohn is the chief academic officer for the clint district. 1:05 “a analysis of the current calendar for this school year shows that we are way above the 75,600 minutes. stand-up: the change from days to minutes means that districts could add a few more minutes to regular school days. adding those minutes could mean more days off for students and staff, or a shorter school year. 1:19: “for the next school year we ca go anywhere from 170 to 174 days and still meet that new requirement so it could mean a possible shortened school year for us.” a shorter school year has pro’s 2:36 “i think a lot of parents may enjoy it especially since they start their vacations in june and con’s 3:13 “well you’re shortening instructional days so the students may not be learning everything they need to learn.” while the clint district plans on shortening the school year.. 1:40 “we’re actually excite that we are passed the 75- thousand minutes.” sisd plans to save its extra minutes for a rainy day. 2:13 ” there are times that you may have inclement weather or something may come up that may hinder it will be a relief in the sense that if something like that does come up it will make it a little bit easier that do we need to make that school day up if not necessary.” whatever th districts decide to do with the extra time, one thing is for sure.. 2:55 “i think the teachers would like it, they get tired after you’ve had your state assesments,” iris lopez, abc- we also spoke with