A PSD senator proposes that the first day of school will be declared a free day for parents, claiming that the state must support the family, in the context in which similar initiatives have been previously rejected, the argument being that most teachers are also parents.
A PSD senator wants the first day of school to be a day off for parents / photo source: Agerpres
Legislative initiative of a PSD senator: free day for parents on the first day of school
PSD Senator Claudiu-Daniel Catană submitted to the Senate a legislative initiative proposing that the first day of the school year should be free for parents. The measure would be applied to employees who have children in pre -school, primary and secondary education, according to romaniatv.net.
“The opening festivity of each school year represents a moment loaded with emotions, both for children and parents. Most of the time, the strongest emotions are trying to ask the most questions:” Will my child in kindergarten/school? “Will” cry “? These are just some of the thoughts that knead the parents.
(…) Unfortunately, the beginning of the school year coincides with a working day, and that parents can be present at the festivity, they need to take a day off of the rest or to be sent from the workplace. There were few cases when the employer refused the invocation or even sanctioned a possible delay of the employee ”is shown in the exposure of reasons of the project.
The project is currently in the Senate, where the parliamentary procedures are to be established for the next period.
“Every child needs the emotional support of parents at such an important moment. We are not just talking about a festive event, we talk about a life stage that leaves fingerprints. The state must be the family partner, not an obstacle to her way.
I will fight for this initiative to become law. I believe in an educational system that starts with the right, along with parents, not in their absence ”wrote Claudiu-Daniel Catană on Facebook.
What free days are already stipulated for 2025 which Romanians enjoy for more rest
Christmas Super-Vanity 2025, New Year 2026 and Saint John 2026: the period of the winter holidays and the New Year between 2025 and 2026 are transformed for a large number of Romanians into a real leave. That’s because there are many legal holidays on the days of the week and bridges set by the Government.
In 2025, Christmas and New Year’s freedoms offer Romanians the chance to enjoy several consecutive days, as the holidays fall to the weekend.
The first day of Christmas (December 25) falls on Thursday, so employees will enjoy an extended four -day weekend (December 25-28).
The New Year also comes on a Thursday, and the beginning of 2026 will be marked by another extended weekend (January 1-4).
What are the legal free days on the occasion of the winter holidays
Christmas and New Year free days are the following:
– December 25, 2025 – the first day of Christmas (Thursday)
– December 26, 2025 – the second day of Christmas (Friday)
– January 1, 2026 – New Year (Thursday)
– January 2, 2026 – the second day of the New Year (Friday)
What free days do the Romanians have in 2025
In November there will be a single legal, non-working holiday, on November 30, which will be on a Sunday.
In December there will be three days of legal, non -working holidays: 1, 25 and 26.
– November 30 – Saint Andrew (Sunday)
– December 1 – National Day of Romania (Monday)
– December 25 – the first day of Christmas (Thursday)
– December 26 – the second day of Christmas (Friday)
The free days that Romanians will enjoy in January 2026
– January 1 – New Year (Thursday)
– January 2 – the second day of the New Year (Friday)
– January 6 – The Bobotea feast (Tuesday)
– January 7 – Saint John the Baptist (Wednesday)
– January 24 – The Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities (Saturday)
Employees who are required, in certain sectors of activity, to work on the free days established by law, have the right to request the reward for salary or other free days, upon request, in the next 30 calendar days.
In addition, in 2026, Romanians will enjoy the rest of the year legal days:
10 – 13 April – Orthodox Easter 20261 May – June 1 – Children’s Day31 May (Sunday) – Pentecost, June 1 (Monday) – the second day of Pentecost1 August 5 – The Assumption of the Virgin Mary – Saint Andrei – National Day of Romania25 December, December 26 – Christmas
