Thanksgiving break is approaching for students across Chattooga County and surrounding school systems, with most area schools preparing to close for the holiday beginning Monday, November 23.

Both Trion City Schools and Chattooga County Schools have scheduled Thanksgiving breaks, although there is a difference in when students will return to class.

Trion City Schools will be closed Monday, November 23, through Friday, November 27. Students will return to class Monday, November 30.

Chattooga County Schools has scheduled Thanksgiving break for Tuesday, November 24, through Friday, November 27. Because the school system operates on a four-day instructional week, students will also be out of school Monday, November 23, and Monday, November 30. Classes will resume Tuesday, December 1.

Students in the Chattooga County School System will therefore have ten consecutive days away from school, beginning Saturday, November 21, and continuing through Monday, November 30.

Neighboring school systems are also preparing for the holiday.

Walker County Schools will observe Thanksgiving break Monday, November 23, through Friday, November 27, with students returning Monday, November 30.

Floyd County Schools, including schools in the Armuchee, Model, Coosa and Pepperell attendance areas, will follow the same schedule. Students will be out November 23 through November 27 and return Monday, November 30.

Across the state line, Cherokee County Schools in Alabama will also observe Thanksgiving break November 23 through November 27, with classes resuming Monday, November 30.

Thanksgiving Day falls on Thursday, November 26, this year.

For families making holiday travel arrangements or planning childcare, the difference in return dates is important. While most neighboring school systems will resume classes Monday, November 30, Chattooga County Schools students will not return until Tuesday, December 1.

The upcoming break will provide students and school employees an opportunity to spend time with family before returning for the final weeks of the fall semester and the Christmas holiday season.