For some, school's in on King Day Her�n M�rquez Estrada, Star Tribune Published January 19, 2004
...Bemidji doesn't close its schools on the third Monday of January, even though it was declared a federal and state holiday almost 20 years ago. While most public schools in the Twin Cities area are closed today, the Minnesota School Boards Association said many schools in outstate Minnesota are open. Among them are Duluth, International Falls and Brainerd. "That's a little concerning," said Brett Buckner, president of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP. Buckner said he has heard that teachers in some northern Minnesota districts are working the King holiday in exchange for another day off. "This is a celebration for all of America and we should take time off for that," he said.... http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/4326499.html Posted by Shawn Lewis, Field Neigborhood -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
