CFTU @ the superintendant's comment.
“It reinforces for me, as an African-American, Dr. King’s strong belief in education as an equalizer,” Cannady said.
How does it reinforce that?

I hope he wasn't serious when he said that?
Granted, I know that we have more serious things to worry about, but still, MLK day is in January, which meant that he still has the rest of the winter to worry about snow days. Why can't they do like any other school district and just add additional days on at the end of the year?