# Alaska Stat. § 14.03.040: Day in session

> Alaska · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.040

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 14.03.040
- **Heading:** Day in session
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.040

## Text

Each day within the school term is a day in session except Saturdays, Sundays, and days designated as holidays by or according to AS 14.03.050 . A school board may approve Saturdays as a day in session. The day in session in every school shall be at least four hours long, exclusive of intermissions, for the first, second, and third grades and five hours, exclusive of intermissions, for grades four through 12. The commissioner may approve a shorter day in session for any grade. The period of the day in session shall be devoted to the instruction of pupils or to study periods for the pupils.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.010 Establishment of school system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.015 State education policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.015.md)
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- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.030 School term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.040 Day in session.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.050 School holidays.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.060 Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.060.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.070 School age.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.070.md)
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- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.073 Secondary school course credit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.073.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.075 College and career readiness assessment; retroactive issuance of diploma.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.075.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.03.077 High school diploma for certain veterans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.03_S14.03.077.md)
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