<Li> Christmas / Holiday break - Typically there are no classes on Christmas Eve and December 23 might be a half - day . The break lasts until first weekday in January after New Year's Day . In years where January 1 falls on a Sunday (such as 2017), New Year's Day is federally celebrated on Monday and classes begin on Tuesday, January 3 . Some areas include the entirety of the Christmas or New Year's week in the vacation . </Li> <Li> Fall break - (not taken in all parts of the country) one to two weeks in September or October, sometimes coinciding with Labor Day . </Li> <Li> Winter break - (not taken in all parts of the country) one week in February or March, sometimes coinciding with Presidents' Day . </Li> <Li> Spring break - one week in March or April (usually around Easter). </Li>

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