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Woden · Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Location: Eurasia

My Elementary school is saying they are open this Tuesday, yet every other school I know of is closed...can this be right?

crazy_arcade · Joined: 05 Nov 2006

How can this not be right?

There isn't a holiday on September 11th.

crazy_arcade · Joined: 05 Nov 2006

2007
1 Jan New Year.
17-19 Feb Sollal (Lunar New Year).
1 Mar Independence Movement Day.
1 May Labour Day (not an official public holiday but many companies and financial markets close).
5 May Children's Day.
24 May Buddha's Birthday.
6 Jun Memorial Day.
17 Jul Constitution Day.
15 Aug Liberation Day.
24-26 Sep Harvest Moon (Chuseok).
3 Oct National Foundation Day.
19 Dec Election Day
25 Dec Christmas Day.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Well, I've checked around a few other schools, and they're all open. Maybe you have a lot of schools celebrating their anniversary that day. The schools I've been around close on the school's birthday, an IIRC two of the ones I worked at last year had their anniversary in early September.

Woden · Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Location: Eurasia

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

n�fara · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Location: The Island

My co-teacher told me I didn't have to go to school on Tuesday, Sept. 11, since this was a day that many Koreans went to visit gravesites of their ancestors.

The school where my boyfriend teaches also said that the school would not have students that day.

However, I think it really depends on the school/admins, so not every school would be closed.

Woden · Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Location: Eurasia

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

genezorm · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: Mokpo

i thought they was payin respect to the victims of 7/11