"Remote lessons will be provided in lieu of in-person classes on Monday, should the storm turn out to be severe, new Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said on Wednesday morning. Reporters on PIX11 Morning News asked Samuels if schools will be open on Jan. 26, a day after a potential snowstorm hits the city area amid a cold snap. Forecasters are already saying the current storm track gives the city a more than 70% chance of receiving 6 or more inches from the storm."
"I will say we're going to be doing virtual learning either way. Snow or no snow, many students will get to stay home on Jan. 26 anyway. It is a professional development day for middle and high school teachers. Students in these schools do not attend class. Nonetheless, the tradition of students going sledding, watching The Price is Right or just sleeping in late on snow days are long gone. They ended in 2022, when education officials shifted to virtual learning during the COVID-119 pandemic."
A major snowstorm threat gives the city a greater than 70% chance of receiving six or more inches, prompting plans for remote instruction. Remote lessons will be provided in lieu of in-person classes on Monday should the storm prove severe. Jan. 26 coincides with a professional development day for middle and high school teachers, so students in those grades already do not attend class. The tradition of in-person snow days ended in 2022 when officials shifted to virtual learning. New York State law allows schools to count authorized remote instruction as instructional days if regulations and district plans are followed.
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