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Brockton, Plymouth, Rockland, Whitman-Hanson and Avon schools close Nov. 25, while 16 South Shore districts let out early

Five districts close Wednesday through Friday, 16 hold an early release or half day Wednesday, and West Bridgewater has three half days in a row, according to 21 district calendars.

By the South Shore 360 Schools Desk | Published Nov. 15, 2026 | Last verified Nov. 15, 2026, 11:57 a.m. ET

Students in Avon, Brockton, Plymouth, Rockland and the Whitman-Hanson district start Thanksgiving break a day early this year, with no school on Wednesday, Nov. 25, while 16 other districts hold a shortened day that Wednesday before closing Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27, according to the 2026-27 calendars the districts post.

Every one of the 21 district calendars South Shore 360 read has school closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after it, so for most families the difference is Wednesday, while West Bridgewater changes the schedule for the whole week.

West Bridgewater's calendar lists half days on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 23 and 24, for parent conferences in preschool through 12th grade, followed by a half day for all schools on Wednesday, Nov. 25, which makes three straight half days before the district closes Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving break.

The districts in this story are Abington, Avon, Braintree, Bridgewater-Raynham, Brockton, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate, Silver Lake Regional with the Kingston, Halifax and Plympton elementary schools that share its calendar, Stoughton, Weymouth, West Bridgewater and Whitman-Hanson.

No school Wednesday, Nov. 25

Brockton Public Schools lists Nov. 25 to 27 as its November recess, with no school all three days and Thanksgiving Day marked on its own.

Plymouth Public Schools' online district calendar lists "No School - Thanksgiving Recess" starting Wednesday, Nov. 25, and running through Friday, Nov. 27.

Rockland's calendar, which the School Committee approved March 23, lists Nov. 25 to 27 as Thanksgiving recess, with no school all three days.

The Whitman-Hanson Regional School District calendar, which the School Committee approved in March, lists Nov. 25 to 27 as Thanksgiving recess.

Avon Public Schools' online calendar shows no school Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 25 to 27, for Thanksgiving break at both the high school and Butler Elementary.

Early release Wednesday, Nov. 25, then closed Nov. 26 and 27

Abington's calendar has an early release day Nov. 25, with Abington High School students out at 10:46 a.m. and Abington Middle School at 11:10 a.m. under the district's early release hours.

Braintree lists a half day for the day before Thanksgiving, and its calendar's early release hours are 11:08 a.m. at Braintree High School, 11:45 a.m. at East and South middle schools and 12:15 p.m. at the elementary schools.

Bridgewater-Raynham Regional has an early release Nov. 25 to start its Thanksgiving recess, with no school Nov. 26 and 27.

Duxbury lets out early Nov. 25, and its calendar lists early release dismissal at 11:31 a.m. at Duxbury High and Duxbury Middle schools, 10:45 a.m. at Alden School and 12:10 p.m. at Chandler School.

Hingham has early release for all grades Nov. 25, with Hingham High School out at 11:30 a.m. and Hingham Middle School at 11 a.m., according to its calendar.

Hull's calendar lists an early release Nov. 25 with no lunch served, sending Hull High School students home at 10:50 a.m. and Jacobs School students at 11:25 a.m.

Marshfield's calendar marks Nov. 25 as an early release day that starts Thanksgiving break, with no school Nov. 26 and 27.

Pembroke has early release for preschool through 12th grade Nov. 25, at 11:15 a.m. for Pembroke High School and 11:05 a.m. for Pembroke Community Middle School.

Scituate has a half day for kindergarten through 12th grade Nov. 25, and its half day hours send Scituate High School students home at 10:45 a.m., Gates Middle School at 10:30 a.m. and the elementary schools at 11:25 a.m., with no afternoon preschool.

Silver Lake Regional and the Kingston, Halifax and Plympton elementary schools on its calendar have early release Nov. 25, at 10:45 a.m. for grades 7 to 12 and 12:30 p.m. for kindergarten through sixth grade, with no afternoon preschool.

Stoughton's calendar lists an early release Nov. 25, with Stoughton High and O'Donnell Middle School out at 11:32 a.m. and the elementary schools at 12:20 p.m., and only a morning preschool session at the Jones Early Childhood Center.

Weymouth's approved district calendar lists Nov. 25 as an early release day for students and staff and Nov. 26 and 27 as Thanksgiving recess.

East Bridgewater, Holbrook and Norwell also let students out early Nov. 25 and close Nov. 26 and 27, their calendars show, with East Bridgewater's early release covering kindergarten through 12th grade.

Other short days that week and the week before

Some districts also shorten days around the holiday for conferences and training. Brockton's elementary schools have early release Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19 and 20, for family and school conferences, and Braintree has a half day for a teacher workshop Thursday, Nov. 19. Duxbury Middle School lets out early Nov. 19 for conferences, and Hull High School has a 12:50 p.m. early release for parent and teacher conferences the same day. East Bridgewater's kindergarten through sixth grade have early release Nov. 19 and 20 for conferences, and in West Bridgewater, Friday, Nov. 20, is a half day for preschool through eighth grade parent conferences.

In Rockland, the high school and Rogers Middle School have a half day Nov. 19, with dismissal at 11:25 a.m., and Rogers Middle School has another half day Nov. 20. Rockland's Phelps Elementary and its early childhood center have half days Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 23 and 24, for parent and teacher conferences, with Phelps out at 10:45 a.m. and the early childhood center at noon.

Calendars can change, as Whitman-Hanson's calendar notes, so families should watch their district's website and check their own school for building-by-building times, since several districts list different dismissal times for each school and for preschool and kindergarten sessions.

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