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<span style="font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">§4802. Holidays<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">The following provisions shall apply to school holidays. </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL
1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:24.0pt"><span class="headnote"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">1. Unconditional holidays. </span></b></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Public
schools shall close on the following days: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">A. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Patriot's
Day, the 3rd Monday in April; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">B. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Memorial
Day, last Monday in May or May 30th if the Federal Government designates that date; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">B-1. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Juneteenth,
June 19th; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 2021, c. 140, §4 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">C. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Independence
Day, July 4th; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">D. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Labor
Day, the first Monday in September; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">E. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Indigenous
Peoples Day, the 2nd Monday in October; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 2019, c. 59, §3 (AMD).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">F. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Veteran's
Day, November 11th; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">G. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Thanksgiving
Day, as designated by the Governor; </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1985, c. 787, §4 (AMD).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">H. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Christmas
Day, December 25th; and </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1985, c. 787, §5 (AMD).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">I. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, the 3rd Monday in January. </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1985, c. 787, §6 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:24.0pt"><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 2021, c. 140, §4 (AMD).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:24.0pt"><span class="headnote"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">2. Conditional holidays. </span></b></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Public
schools shall close on the following days unless the school board votes to keep its schools open and observe the day with special exercises as defined in <a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec4803.html"><span style="color:#0056A0">section
4803</span></a>: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">A. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">New
Years Day, January 1st; and </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="letparaid"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">B. </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">Washington's
Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February. </span><span class="bhistory"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt">[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]</span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The list of holidays is found here:
<a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec4802.html">
https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/20-A/title20-Asec4802.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">________________________________________</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sarah Ferguson, MS SpEd</span></b><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Education Specialist III – State Agency Programs Team
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Office of Special Services & Inclusive Education </span>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maine Department of Education</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">23 State House Station</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Augusta, Maine 04333-0023</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email: </span></b><a href="mailto:sarah.ferguson@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">sarah.ferguson@maine.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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