US EditionHow NYC is preparing for weekend snowstorm
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani will decide by noon Sunday whether New York City public schools open Monday in person or shift to remote learning, with no traditional snow day planned.
- State rules require exactly 180 instructional days, and the 2025-26 school calendar meets only that minimum, limiting lost-day closures and relying on remote learning exceptions used during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Testing remote-learning systems this weekend, city IT teams will stress-test technology while principals ensure public school students take home devices and officials plan staggered Monday start times.
- For many families, high school students already have Monday off for professional development while elementary and middle school students are scheduled to attend, complicating childcare needs.
- Forecasts show the National Weather Service warns around 6 inches to a foot of snow, while city crews pre-treated roads and will deploy about 2,000 sanitation workers and a large city fleet.
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Greene: The snow-alarm storm before the storm; let students have a snow day
The sky is falling. Or, to be more accurate, a lot of snow is falling from the sky. But to hear the meteorologists tell it — every six minutes it seems — the world is coming to an end. It’s not enough that it’s a winter storm. It has to be a historic winter storm. It’s 15 degrees outside, and somehow that’s not cold enough. So the weather people have to give us the windchill factor, and tell us it feels like 2 degrees outside. Thanks a lot. All …
Mamdani Nixes Monday Snow Day
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Sorry kids, New York City students will still not have a traditional snow day, no matter how many inches fall. School will be in session on Monday, whether in-person or remote, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Friday as he provided an update on the preparations for a potentially massive winter storm heading to the area over the weekend. The mayor …
Mamdani roasted for ‘idiotic and moronic’ warning on NYC snowstorm
For some, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has already failed when it comes to what is traditionally a big test for New York City mayors: dealing with a major snowstorm. The new mayor is getting roasted online after issuing a warning about the massive snow event that’s coming this weekend, the New York Post reported.
N.J. won’t let schools go remote — even if we get 12+ inches of snow. Here’s why.
New York City public schools have already announced they will offer remote learning on Monday if this weekend’s huge snowstorm lives up to expectations. But that option remains unavailable for New Jersey public schools.
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