Federal Holiday or Free Day Off?

As you might know veterans day is happening soon but school is still in session for a lot of schools including New Trier. Veterans day is a federal holiday celebrated to remember veterans of the military. Since it is a federal holiday some people might argue that we should get the school day off as well. Many students and teachers argue that they have relatives that are actively serving or had served in the past, and this day should be used to respect their service to our country. Other students and teachers argue that the day is not usually used to celebrate the holiday and is only used for a day off in school. Veterans day is one of two federal holidays we don't get off at school, the other being Columbus day. While I don't believe that we should get Columbus day off since Columbus did some terrible things to native Americans, there is nothing harmful about celebrating the people who are serving to protect our country every day. Veterans day should be taught to younger kids to mean something instead of a free day off of school. In school on veterans day we should spend time learning about what veterans do for our country so that kids gain a better understanding of the holiday and actually celebrate it instead of sleeping in until noon. Do you think that it is a good idea to get school off on veterans day? Should schools do a better job at educating us on veterans day?