Cincinnati Public Schools won’t have classes the Monday after the Super Bowl so staff and students can “celebrate what we believe will be our city’s first-ever Super Bowl victory,” officials wrote to families Monday afternoon.
Ross Local Schools and Roger Bacon High School have also called off school on Feb. 14, with other school leaders leaving hints that they may do the same.
The CPS announcement came after board member Mike Moroski tweeted that he had put in a request to have Feb. 14 off for staff and students.
Moroski said the district typically has Super Bowl Monday off for students, but when the NFL changed its schedule this year the district’s off days did not align with Super Bowl weekend.
His request became reality Monday afternoon when CPS administrators sent out a districtwide message to families and staff, complete with the Bengals “Who Dey” chant: “”Who Dey! Who Dey! Who Dey Think Gonna Beat Dem Bengals? Nooooobody!”
