BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A reminder to parents and guardians: all public and most private schools are closed on Tuesday. Schools are calling it a “Fall Holiday,” but it’s actually the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana. And for those of you who lost count: it’s going to be 5786. Yes, we are very much in the mid-80s.
The holiday starts at sundown Monday, so most — but again, not all — after school activities and sporting events are not taking place. Check with your school for specifics. Most schools also prohibit teachers from assigning homework on Monday night, or holding quizzes or tests on Wednesday.
Fast forward to Thursday, October 2nd and another “Fall Holiday” is set — this one is Yom Kippur or the “Day Of Atonement.” The same rules are supposed to apply when it comes to homework before and quizzes or tests after. If your teacher assigns you work over either holiday, send us a note.
While we’re talking about school holidays in the public school system, the next time off is Thanksgiving break. For public school kids, it starts November 24th and runs through November 28th. That’s followed by Winter Break which starts December 24th and continues through January 2nd.
