5333 - Holidays Policy

Policy 5333

PERSONNEL 

Holidays

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

1. Sunday, New Year’s 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. the day after Thanksgiving (fourth Friday in November)

11. Christmas Day (December 25).

Whenever any legal holiday, other than a Sunday, falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a legal holiday, and whenever any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a legal holiday.

In addition to the above, the following days shall also be considered to be holidays: the working day before Christmas or the working day after Christmas, and the working day before New Year’s Day, as determined by the district.

 

Legal References:       RCW  1.16.050                      Legal holidays
                                    RCW 28A.150.050                School holidays HB 1617

 

 

Adoption Date:            July 26, 2022