Seasonal & Holidays

When Do Schools Close, Reopen for Holidays 2016 in Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville?

It's a short vacation this year in Pleasantville and Briarcliff based on what day of the week Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's Day fall.

PLEASANTVILLE, NY — It's just the way the calendar falls in 2016. Christmas Eve is on a Saturday; Hanukkah is on a Sunday; New Year's Day is on a Sunday.

And that's why the Briarcliff and Pleasantville school districts' holiday vacations are only six school days long. The last day of school is Dec. 23. Then Jan. 2 is the national holiday, and there you are, the end! School resumes Jan. 3, 2017.

Then it's a cold six weeks till the next vacation:

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