Martin Luther King Jr Day 2014: Are Schools Open?

Martin Luther King Jr Day 2014: Are Schools Open?
The U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in March 1966. (AFP/GettyImages)
Zachary Stieber
1/19/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2014 is on Monday.

So are schools open on this federal holiday?

No, schools are not open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

As with most federal holidays, schools are closed.

There may still be sports practices or other similar activities, but most of these are usually canceled as well.

Colleges and universities also typically don’t have classes on MLK Jr. Day. Most of them are still on winter break, at least until Tuesday.

Libraries and post offices, as well as government offices, will also be closed.