Northgate students will be attending school on Monday, April 5, to make up a school day lost to bad weather this winter.

School board member David Natale said that although April 5 is not a great choice because it is the day of the Pirates’ opening game, the only other day students could have attended classes was Good Friday. He said that the situation provided a perfect example of one reason why school should start before Labor Day.

The board also voted at its March 15 meeting to ratify Feb. 15 as another make-up day.