FILE:  AEAB

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
The Board shall designate specific school holidays in connection with its approval of the school calendar.

Under law, the following shall be among days that school shall not be in session: January 1st (New Year's Day); the third Monday of January (Dr.Martin L. King Day); the third Monday of February (President's Day); the last Monday of May (Memorial Day); July 4th (Independence Day); the first Monday in September (Labor Day); the last Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day); and December 25th (Christmas Day).

In addition, the law specifies that if a legally designated public holiday falls on Sunday, the Monday following shall be a public holiday in the public schools.

LEGAL REFERENCE: General School Laws: 380.1175
REVISED: 2-08-94
 

The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan