Schools

BCPS Changes School Calendar For Presidents Day

One day that was slated to be a holiday will instead be a school day, Baltimore County Public Schools reported.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Baltimore County Public Schools will be open Feb. 17, which is Presidents Day.

On the originally approved school calendar for 2019-2020, that was to be a day off.

Now schools and school offices will be open Monday, Feb. 17.

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The local school board announced that it was proposing making Presidents Day a school day but it was contingent on approval from the Maryland State Board of Education.

Officials from Baltimore County Public Schools reported Wednesday that the state board approved the change.

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