Here's why Los Angeles public schools are closed today
All public schools in Los Angeles and Glendale are closed on Thursday to observe Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
The somber day marks the anniversary of the 1915 deportation of several notable Armenian scholars and community leaders from the Ottoman capital of Constantinople. In the eight years that followed, approximately 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed by the Ottoman Empire in a campaign of religious persecution.
The Los Angeles area is home to the largest Armenian population in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
Glendale has closed schools for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day since 2013, and the Los Angeles Unified School District followed starting in 2020. They are believed to be the only public school districts in the nation to observe the anniversary.
Community events, including religious ceremonies, rallies and tributes, are planned throughout the Southland, including a demonstration outside the Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills.
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