Southern group pushes schools to observe Confederate Memorial
Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans want Berkeley County Schools to have the day off May 11 to observe Confederate Memorial Day.
The local chapter of SCV known as General Ellison Capers Camp 1212 says for the past 2 years the schools should have been given a day off but were not. Confederate Memorial Day falls on May 10 and according to South Carolina guidelines should be observed like other legal holidays. That means if it’s on a Saturday like 2007 it should be observed on the preceding Friday, and if it falls on Sunday like in 2008 it should be observed the following Monday.
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The local chapter of SCV known as General Ellison Capers Camp 1212 says for the past 2 years the schools should have been given a day off but were not. Confederate Memorial Day falls on May 10 and according to South Carolina guidelines should be observed like other legal holidays. That means if it’s on a Saturday like 2007 it should be observed on the preceding Friday, and if it falls on Sunday like in 2008 it should be observed the following Monday.