Hanksgiving Recess – No Classe

1. Calendar confirmations show a multi-day Thanksgiving shutdown that supports the claim

Multiple official academic calendars in the materials list specific November 2025 dates identified as Thanksgiving Recess or Thanksgiving Break with no scheduled classes, directly supporting the claim. The Office of the Registrar’s Fall Semester 2025 calendar explicitly lists Wednesday–Friday, November 26–28, 2025, as Thanksgiving Recess and denotes these days as a holiday with no scheduled classes, clarifying that semester full-term courses will not meet ^[1]. A separate student calendar for 2025–2026 lists November 24–28, 2025, as Thanksgiving Break for students and teachers, again showing a district-level practice of cancelling classes for that stretch ^[2]. These entries are dated in 2025 and reflect institution-level decisions to pause instruction for Thanksgiving.

2. Local school districts echo the pattern but emphasize administrative nuance

Several K–12 calendars included in the dataset also mark late-November dates as a multi-day break with both student and staff time off, reinforcing the broader educational practice of suspending classes for Thanksgiving week. The Barrow County School System calendar shows Monday–Friday, November 24–28, 2025, as a scheduled Thanksgiving break, explicitly listing no classes during that period and framing the recess as a multi-day event on the school calendar ^[3]. These calendars are presented as official school-year documents, and while they corroborate the general claim of “no classes,” they also indicate the need to consult local calendars for precise start and end dates because school districts vary by a day or two.

3. Institutional caveats: part-of-term courses, offices, and special events may differ

Several sources acknowledge exceptions and operational differences even when a break is declared. The registrar’s calendar notes that the Thanksgiving Recess designation applies to semester full-term courses and cautions that part-of-term courses or special programming may follow different schedules, meaning some classes could still meet ^[1]. One campus announcement states the registrar’s office will be closed on Thanksgiving dates, which implies administrative closure but does not of itself confirm universal class cancellation; context suggests a recess but leaves room for variation in course delivery ^[4]. The first source also notes that special events may still take place during the declared closed day, underscoring that "no classes" is the norm but not absolute.

4. Conflicting or irrelevant documents illustrate the risk of overgeneralization

Not every referenced item in the dataset pertains to Thanksgiving scheduling; some documents are unrelated or contain privacy and site policy text, which can create confusion when verifying simple claims. For example, one source in the dataset contains privacy and terms-of-use content that does not address academic scheduling, and thus cannot be used to confirm or deny a Thanksgiving break ^[5]. Similarly, a spring calendar or links to other term calendars do not directly contradict Thanksgiving Recess statements but are irrelevant for November scheduling, showing the importance of checking the precise calendar and term referenced rather than assuming uniformity across documents ^[6].

5. Bottom line for readers and recommended action to remove uncertainty

The available evidence shows that most institutions represented here declared a Thanksgiving Recess with no classes in late November 2025, but the declaration often includes explicit caveats about part-term courses, special events, or administrative closures that may not equate to a universal class suspension ^{[1] [2] [3]}. To remove any remaining ambiguity, stakeholders should consult the specific institution’s academic calendar or registrar announcement for the precise campus and course term in question; the calendars cited above are dated 2025 and serve as authoritative starting points for confirmation ^{[1] [2]}.