One month from today is a day many parents — and some children — are looking forward to: It’s the first day of school for many Florida school districts.
Florida school districts set their own start dates, although the state set Aug. 10 as the earliest date the 2024-2025 school year can begin.
School buses will hit the roads in 59 of Florida’s 67 counties on Aug. 12. Students in Miami-Dade County won’t start until Aug. 15, the latest start date in the state.
When is the earliest date Florida schools can start the 2024-2025 year?
HB733 states the opening day of schools may not be earlier than Aug. 10.
When is the first day of school in Florida for 2024-2025?
Almost every Florida school will start the 2024-2025 school year on the first possible date — Aug. 12 — after Aug. 10, which falls on a Saturday this year.
Read HB733 in its entirety
Later start times coming to middle, high schools … but not this year
In May 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring later start times for middle and high schools throughout Florida.
The law prevents middle schools from beginning the “instructional day” earlier than 8 a.m., while high schools will be barred from starting the school day before 8:30 a.m.
The later start times will be required by the 2026-2027 school year. The law gave school districts three years to develop plans to implement the changes to the start times.
Florida back-to-school sales tax holiday
A 14-day back-to-school sales tax holiday is coming from July 29 to Aug. 11, 2024, for clothing, footwear, and backpacks costing $100 or less, school supplies costing $50 or less, learning aids costing $30 or less, and personal computers or computer-related accessories, including non-recreational software, costing $1,500 or less.
➤ See complete list of tax-free items.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: When does school start in Florida for 2024-2025 year?
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