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Because New Jersey is in the middle of a public health emergency, school districts have the choice to either institute a snow day due to the Wednesday-Thursday nor easter impacting the state or keep kids learning remotely so that the day still counts towards the 180 necessary to make a full year.
But once the pandemic is over, districts may never have that chance again.
According to the state s rules, only in-person instruction days can count towards a full year in a post-pandemic New Jersey. When we are no longer under this public health emergency, the authorization to use virtual/remote instruction in lieu of a snow day will only apply if the district is closed for more than three consecutive school days due to a declared state of emergency, declared public health emergency, or a directive by the appropriate health agency or officer to institute a public health-related closure, the Department of Education told New Jersey 101.5 in an email.
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While some superintendents say kids deserve a day off of school, remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic has now given school districts the option of barreling through their work and avoid tacking days onto the end of the year.
In Cherry Hill, where about 4- to 6 inches of snow is expected starting Wednesday afternoon, Superintendent Joseph Meloche on Monday dashed hopes of an early winter break.
“We are expecting our first major snowfall in nearly two years, but because we’re all on remote instruction, do not expect a phone call from Mrs. Wilson, because we will not be having a snow day,” Meloche, who was referring to the district’s public information officer, said in a video posted to Twitter.