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Students Across The Country Petition For Day Off After Halloween, Elgin School District U-46 CEO Gives Sugary Response

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Students across the country are joining what's become a tongue-in-cheek movement on change.org to get classes canceled the day after Halloween and some local students are on board.

On one petition a student wrote they are going to be "partied out after a night out with their bros."


Another petition was started by a student at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211. The student, Ryan Burton, wrote "School after Halloween is very inconvenient."

More than 4,700 people have signed that petition. The school district has yet to comment on the day-off request.

A similar petition was started for Elgin Area School District U-46, which received a response from district Chief Executive Officer Tony Sanders.

"In honor of your petition, I will respond using candy names," Sanders posted. "You make me Snicker. You must think I'm one of the Dum Dums or maybe one of the Nerds. Take 5 and think about this. I'd be giving you a day Now & Later given the winter forecast. Sorry, but I'm a Milk Dud."

I particularly enjoyed replying to the Halloween petition using candy names. https://t.co/IKaWOlCgfc

— Tony Sanders (@TonySandersU46) October 29, 2019

One student wrote "Everybody will be high on SUGAR!!!" While another wrote, "expecting us to pay attention in class the day after is just preposterous." 

Other suburban districts named in petitions include Cary Elementary District 26, Naperville Unit District 203, Geneva Unit District 304, Huntley Unit District 158, Libertyville-Vernon Hills High School District 128, Mundelein High School District 120 and West Aurora Unit District 129.

Millions across the country have signed the petitions.