Some school districts in Georgia and North Carolina have made the decision use Martin Luther King day as make up for a snow day. Many folks are not happy about this.
Fannin and Gilmer counties in north Georgia and a school district in North Carolina are calling students to class on the federal holiday after school was wiped out for the week because of the epic snowstorm that paralyzed the state.They could have used a day out of Spring Break?
The superintendents from the districts said they had little choice to start making up for nine days missed because of the foul winter weather this school year. But civil rights leaders said the decision was an insult to King and shows disrespect for the holiday in his name.
"It's an opportunity for people, black and white, to reflect on what King's dream meant for blacks and whites," said Georgia State Conference NAACP President Edward DuBose. "And it's humiliating to hear that school districts want to take a snow day rather than to honor Dr. King's legacy."
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3 comments:
Georgia and North Carolina? Why am I not surprised? The could easily do a Saturday if they really wanted to make up for the lost week.
As well as they could use days from Winter Break. Or Teacher Work days. The School System is actually built with 4 make up days in it. So... that's just 2 counties being racist.
Holidays are law and they are breaking one.
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