In Maryland, if federal and State observances of a holiday fall on different days, each local board of education determines on which date the holiday will be observed in its public schools (Code Education Article, sec. 7-103).
For more information on public school schedules, see: http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/schoolsystems/System_Opening_Closings.htm
Canton Middle School, 801 South Highland Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
2008 |
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| January 1 (Tuesday) | New Year's Day |
| January 21 (Monday) | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday (observed) |
| February 18 (third Monday) | Presidents' Day |
| March 21-24 | Good Friday through the day after Easter |
| May 26 (Monday) | Memorial Day |
| November 27-28 (fourth Thursday & Friday) | Thanksgiving Day and the day after |
| December 24-31 | Christmas Eve through end of year |
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