RELATED: Remote schooling means snow days could become optional in NJIn Washington Township, New Jersey, Superintendent Jeffrey Mohre said remote learning or not, he’ll still call snow days."Easiest decision I’ve had to make all year," Mohre said in 2020.Young lions at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, made the most of recent snowy weather on Jan.
19, running around and playing in the powder. (Credit: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium via Storyful)"Go build a snowman," was the instruction from like-minded Superintendent Bondy Shay Gibson at Jefferson County schools in Charles Town, West Virginia.Nearly two years into the pandemic, the simple answer as to whether the COVID-19 pandemic nixed snow days depends on where you live.
Students attending public schools in Washington, D.C., can breathe a sigh of relief as snow days will remain part of the district’s options when inclement weather occurs."DC Public Schools will have traditional snow days with no virtual instruction in the event we need to close school buildings due to inclement weather," a spokesperson said in a statement to FOX Television Stations.
Educators across the country say students may not have internet and computers to readily access remote learning. Footage by Instagram user misterdjtiny shows a dog refusing to come out of its Atlanta home into the snow. (Credit: misterdjtiny via Storyful)For example, Coventry Public Schools in Rhode Island is allowed up to five days of distance learning for winter weather.