LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — The unofficial start to summer and the federal holiday honoring military members who died in service won't mean a day off for students in Lancaster County.
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As downtown Lancaster prepares for Memorial Day, nearly 14,000 students won't have the day off -- and it's not because of a make-up day.
Watch the video above to hear why one father told Channel 9's South Carolina bureau reporter Greg Suskin he's keeping his son home this Memorial Day.
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