Clarification on Friday, 25 October

As you may know, Friday, 25 October has been declared a public holiday to be added onto the existing holiday on Thursday. As you can imagine, a last-minute announcement like this puts us in a tricky predicament.  I have been reviewing the situation with the Board of Directors.
 
We have decided that AISL will operate as normal on Friday. AISL has an obligation to its accrediting bodies to offer 180 school days. If we cancelled classes on Friday, we would have to make up a missed day, which would most likely require a school day on a Saturday or a lengthening of the school year in June, both of which would present significant disruptions for families and our academic program. I recognize that this decision may create inconvenience for some people and would like to apologize in advance.