Most public schools do not close for Patriot Day.
Whether or not schools stay open or close on federal holidays is purely a state or local decision.
Whether or not they close is entirely a matter of state and local policy.
Labor Day is a national holiday, so many schools close that day.
Labor Day is a national holiday, so many schools close that day.
NYC is expecting about a foot - I don't think that's enough to close them, historically, as they very rarely close.
CBS Reports - 1959 The Day They Had to Close the Schools was released on: USA: 27 January 1970
Most US schools are closed for the Columbus Day holiday. The US is the only country where this is true.
When it comes to declaring a snow day, Catholic schools generally follow the lead of public schools in the area. If the public schools declare a snow day, Catholic schools will generally follow suit.
No, not normally. Not a Holiday.
Patriot Day was created in 2001.
Most schools across the USA closed for a day after the murder of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (by James Earl Ray) in April 1968. I am sure the schools in Chicago did as well.
YES! much better because the education is much higher than what effort is put in public schools.