A small school in Northern Nevada will give students a weeklong vacation during the annual Burning Man Festival August 28 through Sept 1.
The festival causes heavy traffic for parents and school buses at the Gerlach school, which houses K-12 students. Washoe County School District officials surveyed every family at the school and a majority approved the change.
The school will be in session during what is usually winter break to counter the week off. Gerlach has a population of 206, but the festival draws more than 70,000 people to the area each year.
