New York City schools went online instead of calling a snow day. It didn’t go well

NEW YORK — When New York City officials got wind of the major winter storm headed their way, they rewound the clock four years, reopened their coronavirus pandemic playbook, and announced that instead of canceling school, teachers and students would once again meet online. “I still remember being a kid and really looking forward to snow days, so I don’t want to completely wipe that off the map with remote learning,” Smith said. That’s what happened here,” said New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks. In a statement, IBM said it had been “working closely with New York City schools to address this situation as quickly as possible.” “The issues have been largely resolved, and we regret the inconvenience to students and parents across the city,” the statement read. You got to figure it out.” Mulgrew added that this year’s school calendar only allows for one or so snow days, “so you want to save that, just in case.” Still, Hasan, a software developer, wondered whether students and teachers alike would have been better served with a snow day, even as he acknowledged Tuesday’s accumulations in the city might not have warranted it in a bygone era.