New York City’s public school system is adding another day off next school year after it was warned kids were likely to miss class over a quirk of timing.

Next year’s draft school calendar scheduled winter recess to conclude on Jan. 1 , meaning students and their teachers would have been forced to report to buildings for only one day that week: Friday, Jan. 2.

While the holiday season is months away, an update to the calendar , released at the end of last week, gave families the extra day for the next winter break.

“We got it done! Friday, Jan. 2, is now part of winter break,” the United Federation of Teachers texted members. A rep for the schools confirmed the change.

School calendars have become one of the city’s great education debates , as the addition of new school holiday

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