Hey moms and dads. Have you heard this one yet? School districts all across Florida, including some here in the Tampa Bay area, are looking at running classes on a four-day schedule to save money. And that's not just for the summer months, either.

Nope, as the price of gas and electricity rise and tax revenue slides, leaders in Hernando, Pasco and other school districts are at least raising the prospect of shutting down the schools and idling buses for one more day a week during the academic year, too.

"All 67 districts in Florida are considering it, but no one has implemented it," Bay County superintendent James McCalister told his School Board, which also is considering the idea, according to the Northwest Florida Daily News.

Of course, districts would have to work out details dealing with the state requirement ensuring students get 180 days of school, FCAT scheduling and the like. And they'd have to deal with you, too.

We imagine your work places probably wouldn't be moving to four-day weeks to coincide with the school schedule. So if you like the idea - or more likely, if you don't - you might want to start paying attention to the debate as your local school board talks about its budget plans.