elementary school students

Hundreds of elementary school students in Southern California were supposed to be done with school on Thursday, but will have to make up 34 days or risk losing $7 million in state funds.

The schools' occasional short days - taken to allow teachers time for preparation - were five minutes too short under state law, and don't count at all, even though the time missed could be made up in one or two days.

Sixth graders from Zavala Elementary School will learn how germs can spread, about the value of exercise and watch blood pressure and heart rates being monitored on simulation mannequins during a Jan. 30 event at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.

The program, called the Longhorn School Bus, will be held from 10 [...]