In A South Carolina School District, Will MLK Day Be Ignored? | Education | Change.org

In A South Carolina School District, Will MLK Day Be Ignored? | Education | Change.org

In A South Carolina School District, Will MLK Day Be Ignored?

by Carol Scott

How important is Monday's national holiday honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the outspoken minister who became the face of the American civil rights movement?

Too important to use as a severe weather make-up day, say civil rights groups. After the Rock Hill, S.C. school district announced they'd be holding school this Monday despite the fact that it's a national holiday celebrating the memory of Dr. King, the local NAACP and a faith-based civil rights group protested. They're urging parents to