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26 October: a different school day, not a day off.

The day after the presidential vote, 26 October, has been designated a non-teaching but attendance day for pupils, bTV reported on 23 October. That means a different organisation of the school day, not an automatic day at home.

46th Konstantin Fotinov primary school in Sofia, November 2020; illustrative archive, not a school timetable notice.
Archive photo: Spiritia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source and rights

The development

The day after the presidential vote, 26 October, has been designated a non-teaching but attendance day for pupils, bTV reported on 23 October. That means a different organisation of the school day, not an automatic day at home. [1]

The details

Individual schools publish their own arrangements and class times. One school’s timetable cannot be applied to all others. Parents need information from their child’s class teacher or school administration. [2]

Context

The distinction between no regular lessons and no attendance has direct consequences for family schedules. After elections, some school buildings also face organisational tasks, while pupil activities may differ from normal lessons. A short national headline cannot replace the notice for a particular class.

What comes next

Check the school website and its official parent-communication channel. Do not rely on an older election timetable or another town’s arrangements. This report explains the information published on 23 October; the archive school photograph is not a notice about that building’s particular schedule.