The Wednesday Rule

The Wednesday Rule is a pratice that originally occured in schools in Kuboia since 1996.

In September 1995, Trevor Reef announced that there may be plans to cancel the five-day week schools had been using in Kuboia since its formation. The idea was to cancel schools on Thursdays, allowing younger children to “learn things outside of school” and allowing older children to study.

In February 1996, Reef confirmed that from August that year, schools would only run for four days a week, with children getting Wednesday off. Reef said that Wednesday was the chosen day instead of Thursday because ”everybody thought it made more sense”.

The Wednesday Rule was also going to be implemented in the Island of Sally (a major trading partner of Kuboia), although since the official school week is already only four days long, it was scrapped.

Criticism
The practice has not been without its criticism. Several parents have complained that children don't go to school enough in Kuboia, though Kuboia's longer school hours are often cited as countering this. A few parents also mentioned that, since sometimes there is nobody to look after their children on Wednesdays, that they usually need to take their children to their work, or continuously put them in children's day care centres.

To combat the criticism, around 2003, some schools began to open on Wednesday for activities considered fun - children do not need to wear school uniform on these days. The day may also be used for exam preparation.