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Attendance relatively low as LI schools open on Presidents Day

On Presidents Day, students who showed up at

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | On Presidents Day, students who showed up at Glen Cove high school walk the halls during a class change. (Feb. 18, 2013)

Long Island schools that opened for the first time ever on Presidents Day reported lower attendance in many instances.

School officials Monday predicted that more students will attend in coming days, as classes are held during the week traditionally reserved for midwinter breaks.

In Cold Spring Harbor, superintendent Judith Wilansky said between 62 percent and 68 percent of students...

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