Do your kids have school this Friday? Half day?

[SnuggleBuggles]

Ds1 has a half day this Friday. Growing up I often had this Friday off and it was a 4 day weekend with MLK Jr. day off on Monday.

Just trying to decide if going to the science museum that day is a bad idea (too crowded).

Beth

[egoldber]

No, but they have Monday off and many people add an extra day.

We have a 4 day weekend at the end of the month also for end of grading period. They add 2 teacher work days to it, and a lot of people treat it like a mini winter break.

[lfp2n]

No we have Tues off, so a 4 day w/e that way.

[kristenk]

DD has a half day, but that's just b/c kindergarten literacy assessments are going on. (All K students in our district have half days every day this week.)

All of the students in our district are off on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

[Mamma2004]

DS has full day Friday, then only Monday off, returning to school Tuesday.

I do wish we had a four day weekend!

[LexyLou]

No, we have a full day on Friday and then we have Monday off. Three day weekend only here.

[MoJo]

Kids are out all day Friday at DH's school; teachers are working.

[khalloc]

I've never heard of having the Friday before MLK day off, or the tuesday after. I dont have kids in school yet though. But I never had those days off when I was in school.

[JBaxter]

crap... mine have 1/2 day on friday for putting grades on then monday off for MLK AND tuesday for professional day.

[elliput]

DD has Monday and Tuesday off next week for MLK day and an inservice day.

[MMMommy]

DS has full day Friday, then only Monday off, returning to school Tuesday.

I do wish we had a four day weekend!

Same here.

[daniele_ut]

My kids have 1pm dismissal on Friday and no school Monday.

[pinay]

I'm a teacher, and we go for a full day on Friday, then we're off on Monday. No 4 day weekend here unfortunately.

[rlu]

DS has full day Friday and has next Monday off. I do not have Monday off (used to before we got acquired again.) I'm old, I really don't remember getting MLK day in school. Curious to find out when it became a Fed holiday.

eta: Was signed into law as Fed holiday in 1983 and first observed in 86, which explains why I didn't get it as a holiday as a kid.

[pinkmomagain]

Growing up I often had this Friday off and it was a 4 day weekend with MLK Jr. day off on Monday.

This makes me feel old! Growing up MLK Jr. Day was not a national holiday!
My kids just have monday off.

[egoldber]

It became a holiday in 1983 and was first observed in 1986.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day

I remember I was bitter because I graduated high school in 1986!

[vludmilla]

We do not have Friday off and I don't think any of the schools in this area have off Friday.