Haines School students will get an unexpected day off this week, and a four-day weekend.
No classes will be held at district schools Friday, Aug. 31 due to expected fumes from painting the gymnasium floor, superintendent Michael Byer said Wednesday.
The work — originally scheduled for the summer break — involves applying two finish coats.
The school looked at pressurizing the building to force fumes out, but the proximity of intake and exhaust vents made…