MLK Day Reduced to a Snow Day?

Two counties in north Georgia decided to hold school on MLK Day in order to make up for snow-days lost during the winter storm that incapacitated Atlanta. This decision has ruffled the feathers of some civil rights groups.  Georgia State NAACP Chapter President Edward DuBose said,"It's an opportunity for people, black and white, to reflect on what King's dream meant for blacks and whites...it's humiliating to hear that school districts want to take a snow day rather than to honor Dr. King's legacy." Fannin and Gilmer county superintendents claim they had very little choice.  "Changing our school calendar is never easy for us, and we regret that we have had to make this decision," he said in an e-mail. "But we believe that it is in the best interest of our students to be in school as much as possible so that they can be successful in life."

Do you feel the NAACP is justified in its reaction to classes being held on MLK day or do you feel this is an example of pulling the race card unnecessarily and the schools meant no harm?  If your child's school was open on MLK day, did/would you let your child go or keep them out of school?