Parents pull kids out of school for MLK Day parade; class in session as make-up day

After NAACP of Collier County gathered over 1,100 signatures on a petition opposing the Collier County School Board's decision to hold class on MLK Day, board members offered a compromise: students were excused from class, if their parents notified their child's school that they would be attending the 21st annual MLK Day Parade in Naples instead. Many children were among the hundreds lining downtown Naples for Monday morning's parade.