by Alexa Millinger
While public schools outside the District are in the midst of debating whether Inauguration Day should be declared a holiday from school, GW and other area universities have already decided to give students Jan. 20 off.
“January 20 is a holiday in D.C. Therefore GW is closed,” said Robert Chernak, senior vice president for Student and Academic Support Services.
Chernak said Inauguration Day is declared a legal holiday in D.C. every four years and GW normally follows suit. D.C. public schools and universities, including Georgetown, American and Catholic, are also giving students the day off.
Raffi Salbashian contributed to this post.
