Not ready for the school summer break to be over yet? There’s still a little time left for teachers and students in the Palm Beach County School District.
Teachers return to work on Aug. 3, and students follow suit a week later on Aug. 10.
There is no school on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, and there is a school holiday on Monday, Sept. 21.
The first nine weeks ends on Friday, Oct. 9, and students are out on Monday, Oct. 12, the day before the second nine weeks begins.
November brings two early breaks for students. The first is on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the second is on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The Thanksgiving holiday begins on Monday, Nov. 23 and runs through that week.
The second nine weeks ends on Friday, Dec. 18, and the Christmas break begins on Monday, Dec. 21.
Back-to-school shopping in Palm Beach County
Christmas might be a ways off, but back-to-school preparations are right around the corner.
The state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from Monday, July 20, through Thursday, Aug. 20. There is no sales tax on items like clothes, shoes and backpacks that cost less than $100. Other school supplies that cost less than $50 are also tax-free, and electronic items that cost up to $1,500 are tax-free as well.
Individuals and groups often hold back-to-school drives and giveaways in advance of the new school year.
For the second year in a row, the personal injury law firm GoldLaw plans to give away 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to elementary, middle and high school students during an event scheduled to held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 18 at the Student Life Center at Keiser University in West Palm Beach.
The firm said each backpack will be filled with color pencils, notebooks, pencil kits, a sharpener, an eraser, a ruler and a pouch.
Event entertainment will include interactive games, an airbrush artist, face painting and a chance to win giveaways.
Wayne Washington is a journalist covering education and Riviera Beach development for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at wwashington@pbpost.com. Help support our work; subscribe today.
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