Some districts opt for remote learning instead of snow days

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Extreme weather has meant that some southern states in America, which lack the infrastructure to cope with snow, are having to consider snow days and remote learning

Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskLast year New York City, the country’s largest school district with 1m children, announced that families should expect to take part in remote learning on snow days. Alexandria, Virginia, has taken snow days off the school calendar. Thanks to the pandemic, many districts have the tools and experience to turn to remote learning in an emergency.

The New Jersey Education Association, a teachers’ union, is not convinced that remote instruction is a proper substitute. Tafshier Cosby, a New Jersey parent and a member of the National Parents Union, which speaks for working parents, points out that not every child has ready access to a device.

 

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