Kentucky school district cancels class Monday after Super Bowl

PARIS, Ky. (LEX 18) – Some say the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday.

Well, one school district in Kentucky made the decision to give students and teachers a day off after the big game.

The superintendent of Paris Independent Schools, Stephen McCauley, explained the decision, saying he always believed the day after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday.

Now, it’s being treated as one for the entire school district.

McCauley says the holiday was added to the calendar last year after unanimous approval from the school board.

He says the change also got a lot of positive feedback from students and their families, so it could happen again next year.

“I do think it’s something parents and families appreciate. We try to be innovative in everything we do, our staff, students try to think about things differently. And this is just another way to accommodate families’ schedules and better fit what they would like to have,” McCauley says.

The school superintendent is not aware of any other school districts in the state using the day after the Super Bowl as a day off, allowing the district’s students and teachers to have an extra win to celebrate.