Which racists opened schools for a make up snow day in South Carolina

[malaise]

Damn these fuggers have no shame.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/us/15mlk.html?src=twrhp
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In South Carolina, the 17,400 students in the Rock Hill School District, 20 miles south of Charlotte, N.C., will be in school on Monday. Making up for snow days will also put them in school on Presidents’ Day and Memorial Day.

“There’s no intention on our part to dishonor Martin Luther King in any way,” said a district spokeswoman, Elaine Baker. She said that even black families had contacted the district to support the move and that Dr. King would not have had a problem with students learning on his holiday.

That is not good enough for State Representative John R. King, whose district includes Rock Hill.

“The amount of snow has nothing to do with it; this is a state holiday,” he said. “I think it’s blatant. I think it’s disrespectful. As the only African-American legislator in my area, it’s a slap in my face and in the faces of people who look like me.”

[pnwmom]

1. President's Day is also a state holiday, and school will be held then, too. n/t

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. ot racist in the least. It is common for districts to make up lost days on holidays

The alternative is a longer school year which few support.

[TheMightyFavog]

3. I had scool on martin Luther King Day...

We just took the day to have special classes and watched movies about Dr. King's life and work.

[FSogol]

5. How'd you do on spelling?

;-)

[TheMightyFavog]

10. Still not used to my laptop keyboard after almost a year.

:grr:

[Brickbat]

4. My kids are in school today. And I'd rather have them make up snow days during the year when

possible than tacking them on at the end.

[ileus]

6. here in Va we don't get off for Lee or MLK day.

[FSogol]

9. Fairfax County Schools (in Northern VA) were closed today for MLK Day. n/t

[malaise]

13. They could have a make up day on Saturday

Still I get the overall point

[a kennedy]

7. and Wisconsin there's this:State senator says public employees should work on MLK Day

At least one state office in Wisconsin is open Monday despite the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Staffers are working in the office of state Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, who says giving public employees the day off "is an insult to all the other taxpayers around the state" who may want to get in touch with government offices.
Grothman told Wisconsin Radio Network it's not racist to keep his office open on a holiday dedicated to the slain civil rights leader.
"Let's be honest, giving government employees off has nothing to do with honoring Martin Luther King Day and it's just about giving state employees another day off," he said.
Grothman told the State Journal that he doubts state workers will be "checking out DVDs or reading books" about King, and are probably just out shopping or watching television instead.
"I'd be shocked if you can find anybody doing service," he added.
The federal holiday marking King’s birthday was first observed in 1986, making this year its 25th anniversary. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a national day of service.
When asked if he had any plans to honor King on Monday, Grothman answered that he's "got kind-of a busy schedule." His schedule includes meetings throughout the morning and afternoon, he said, and a television interview Monday night.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/blog/article_0ae9979a-2267-11e0-8190-001cc4c03286.html

[NuclearDem]

8. I fail to see racial or political motivations behind this...

[Mudoria]

11. Happening here as well

and I fail to see anything racist about it as they are using other holidays to make up for the snow days too. Rather they make them on holidays than extend the school year.

[WillowTree]

12. Nonsense like this dilutes genuine claims of racism.

[Nye Bevan]

14. Our school district took away Columbus Day as a holiday

Does that mean that they hate Italians? Is it a "slap in the face" for Italian-American legislators?

[onethatcares]

16. I think the Native Americans would have something to say about that.

just sayin.

[Obamanaut]

15. Much ado about nothing, other than a few folks looking for reasons

to be outraged.