Kicking off the 2023-24 school year, students were forced to say goodbye to study hall as the district removed it as an option for students. The decision wasn’t well received by students, parents, teachers...
Pathfinder: What is your job?
Fitzsimmons: “I am a study hall teacher and interventionist, though my official title is teaching assistant.”
Is this your first time doing this?
“Not exactly,...
An essay-writing pencil taps on a table, a textbook page is flipped and a student high-fives a friend after finishing an assignment as a mere 45 percent of students work on classwork and homework during their optional study hall period.
![Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, Parkway discontinued study halls throughout the district. Concerned over the consequences it may have on their academic success, several students and teachers have spoken out against the elimination of a necessary tool. “Kids aren't abusing study halls to sit there on their phones or something. They might need [more support]. Just because you're not taking this amount of AP classes doesn't mean you're not being challenged, and just because you're not having ‘X’ amount of hours every night doesn't mean you have enough time to get homework done,” chemistry teacher Chloe Gallaher said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image1.jpg)
