Classes will be held on Labor Day at New Boston Independent School District, making some parents unhappy.

The school board approved the 2008-2009 school calendar in March.

Faculty members were instructed to vote which holiday to attend school with the choices being Labor Day, Columbus Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the majority voted for Labor Day.

“The board approves the school calendar and what the faculty committee decides,” Superintendent Dr. Gary VanDeaver said.

Parents have voiced concerns about their children attending school on Lab...

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