No More Snow Days in NYC: Remote Learning to Replace Them

New York City students won't have traditional snow days this year. Instead, they'll switch to remote learning when bad weather hits. The city's Department of Education is sticking with this plan, even though it faced issues earlier this year. Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos announced this at a meeting in Manhattan. Some parents aren't happy about this change. They think remote learning isn't effective. The department had problems with its remote learning plan during a big snowstorm in February. Many students and parents had trouble logging in. The DOE later ran a practice session in June to fix these issues. However, not many people took part in this practice. The DOE has to follow state law, which requires 180 days of instruction. Aviles-Ramos took over from the previous chancellor, David Banks, who resigned amid federal inquiries. She wants to be a stable leader for the schools.