Outside of Illinois
The holiday is also observed in Wisconsin public schools:
Section 118.02, Wisconsin Statutes, identifies certain days for "special observance" in its public schools. Among these is "Casimir Pulaski Day", to be commemorated annually on March 4 (s. 118.02(5), Wis Stats).
Section 118.02, Wis Stats, provides for these "Special Observance Days" that, "...when school is held or, if the day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, on a school day immediately preceding or following the respective day, the day shall be appropriately observed...." The use of "shall" denotes this as a mandatory requirement. Each public school in Wisconsin must observe Casimir Pulaski Day on March 4. How the day is observed -- "appropriately"—allows for some discretion among the schools.
In 2012, Wisconsin Public Schools are to observe in some appropriate fashion Casimir Pulaski Day on Monday, March 5, coinciding with the holiday in Illinois.
Buffalo, New York also acknowledges a "Pulaski Day," apparently unrelated to either the Chicago-Wisconsin regional holiday or the October memorial day. The Buffalo Pulaski Day is held, without explanation, in the middle of July, and is celebrated with an annual parade.
On November 6, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives making Pulaski an American citizen, 230 years after his death.
Grand Rapids, Michigan hosts a "Pulaski Days" celebration annually on the first full weekend of October in recognition of General Pulaski and the Polish culture in general.
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