FILE:  GBRL

HOLIDAYS

The Orleans Parish School Board shall establish the holiday schedule for all personnel in addition to those included in the adoption of a school calendar.  Whenever a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the School Board may declare that the holiday be observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday, respectively.

The School Board has established the following minimum holiday schedule for all personnel employed on a twelve (12) month basis:

          New Year’s Eve

          New Year’s Day

          Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day

          Mardi Gras (3 days)

          Good Friday

          Memorial Day

          Juneteenth

          July 4th

          Labor Day

          Veteran’s Day

          Thanksgiving Day

          Christmas Eve

          Christmas Day

The School Board may elect to add additional days to the above schedule, in conjunction with its annual adoption of the school district calendar, at its discretion.

General election day shall be designated by the School Board as a holiday every four (4) years for the presidential election.

In the event a School Board-approved holiday such as Independence Day (July 4th) falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, School Board employees shall be granted either the preceding or the following work day as the day of observance.

Revised:  June 9, 2022

Revised:  October 20, 2022

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§1:55, 17:81

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Board minutes, 7-12-65, 8-4-69, 9-76, 11-27-89, 6-9-22, 10-20-22

Orleans Parish School Board