I heard about that day, but "sanctioned by all the schools"? Is "Senior Skip Day" or "Ditch Day" sanctioned or condoned by schools on the mainland?
It's an ugly custom, but are teachers and principals encouraging it? The state considered hate crimes legislation against it, though I don't know if that legislation got anywhere. It also maybe worth noting that schools in Hawaii also had "Slap a Jap Day," usually on December 7.
I shouldn’t have used the word “sanctioned” by the schools. It’s been long tolerated by the schools as it is an unofficial tradition.