Snow days are a thing of the past for NYC schools
Blame it on the widespread adoption of virtual classes during the coronavirus pandemic. Public school students will pivot from in-person to remote learning if there is snow or other storms.
Sorry kids, snow days are a thing of the past, according to New York City's Department of Education chancellor, David C. Banks.
Blame it on the widespread adoption of virtual classes during the coronavirus pandemic. Traditionally students would get time off from classes in the event of severe weather or if snow would disrupt the commute to school. Those snow days spent tobogganing with friends are no more.
In an interview with Fox News affiliate WNYW, Banks said public school students will pivot from in-person to remote learning if there is snow or other storms.
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"With the new technology that we have — that's one of the good things that came out of COVID — if a snow day comes around, we want to make sure that our kids continue to learn," Banks told WNYW.
According to the Washington Post, New York City public schools hasn’t had a snow day since 2020 during the first year of the pandemic. The reasoning behind the decision was the need to meet the state’s requirement of 180 days of learning per year.
Most of the reactions on social media are against the removal of snow days.