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New York schools canceled 'snow days': children will have to study in any weather

'07.09.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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New York City students will be sitting in front of their computer screens instead of enjoying the winter weather outside. City schools have canceled so-called snow days, a rule that children were not supposed to attend classes when a winter weather warning is in effect in New York. The cancellation was announced on September 6 by the chancellor of the city's school system, David Banks, reports New York Post.

“There will technically be no more ‘snow days’,” Banks said ahead of the start of the 2022-23 school year. “Thanks to the new technologies that have emerged as a result of the COVID pandemic, our children will continue to learn during snowy days.”

He added, “So sorry kids! There will be no more “Snow Days”, but it will do you good!”

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New York City's policy of canceling "snow days" was first put into effect in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schoolchildren to move to distance learning.

“On snowy days or days when school buildings are closed due to an emergency, all students and families should plan to participate in distance learning,” warns a note in calendar for the upcoming school year.

A spokesman for the Department of Education said it reviews its policy every year.

Twitter users were furious at the idea of ​​ruining the kids' winter.

“New York destroying ‘snow days’ is the most disgusting thing that can be done with the development of technology,” wrote one user.

“Cancellation of ‘snow days’ is a sin,” wrote another.

One Twitter user added: “Typical of New York. I used to pray on snowy days.”

Schoolchildren will still have a lot of days off

The decision to ditch the “snow days” came amid a string of other holidays added to the school calendar. There are 13 holidays - not including winter and spring break - that will be public holidays this year. They all fall on weekdays, including Italian Heritage Day, Columbus Day, and Giuntins.

Students will have to wait only two weeks from the beginning of classes on September 8 and on September 26-27 they will be able to relax on the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

New York City law requires students to attend classes on 180 of the 365 days of the year. And reducing snow days will likely help the Department of Education meet that requirement.

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