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Chesapeake schools extend Thanksgiving break to five days

By Angie Sykeny · November 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Young students eating breakfast at a school cafeteria table with food trays and milk cartons. — Chesapeake Public Schools in Chesapeake, Virginia, will close schools and administrative offices Nov. 25–27 following an Oct. 29 School Board vote extending Thanksgiving break. U.S. Department of Agriculture (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Chesapeake Public Schools families will get a longer 2026 Thanksgiving break after the School Board voted to convert an early-release day into a full day off.

The board unanimously approved the calendar change at its Thursday, Oct. 29 meeting, according to a district announcement published Friday, Oct. 30.

Wednesday, Nov. 25, had been scheduled as an early-release day but will now be a full closure. All schools and administrative offices will be closed through Friday, Nov. 27, for the holiday.

Combined with the weekend of Nov. 28–29, that gives students and staff five consecutive days away from school. Schools and offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 30.

Two more November closures

The district also reminded families of two other closures earlier in the month:

Tuesday, Nov. 3: Schools are closed for all students for Election Day. The day is a teacher workday.
Wednesday, Nov. 11: All schools and administrative offices are closed for Veterans Day.

Families can find the full schedule of upcoming dates on the district's updated calendar.

Angie Sykeny

Angie Sykeny

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Angie Sykeny is a journalist who has spent more than a decade in newsrooms, writing and editing local news and designing newspaper pages. She has covered arts, food and culture, with a penchant for finding extraordinary stories in ordinary places. Outside the newsroom, you’ll find her crate digging at a record shop, catching a live comedy show or singing karaoke.

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