Houston ISD students will be returning to class for the first day of school Aug. 12 after a shorter summer than most Houston-area public school districts.
HISD will resume classes Aug. 12 because its District of Innovation plan exempts it from a state law requiring that public schools start on or after the fourth Monday in August. Classes will still end for students on June 4 and for teachers on June 5 — unlike several other school districts that typically end the year in late May.
HISD will have Thanksgiving break Nov. 24-28, winter break from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2 and spring break March 9-13…