5410 Holidays

The district will observe the following school holidays and will not operate on these days:
 

  1. New Years' Day (January 1);

  2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January);

  3. President's Day (third Monday in February);

  4. Memorial Day (last Monday in May);

  5. Juneteenth (June 19);

  6. Independence Day (July 4);

  7. Labor Day (first Monday in September);

  8. Veteran's Day (November 11);

  9. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November);

  10. Native American Heritage Day (fourth Friday in November); and

  11. Christmas Day (December 25).

Whenever any legal holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be a legal holiday, and whenever any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be a legal holiday.
 
In addition to the above, the following shall also be considered to be holidays:
 

A. The day before Christmas (December 24); and

B. The Friday of spring vacation.

 

Cross References:
Board Policy 2336 Required Observances
 
Legal References:
RCW 1.16.050 Legal holidays and legislatively recognized days
RCW 28A.150.050 School Holidays
 
Adoption Date: 9/10/91
Franklin Pierce Schools
Revised: 8/15/00; 11/18/08; 1/17/23
Classification: Optional