No More Snow Days: NYC Schools Will Go Remote For Severe Weather

NEW YORK CITY — The coronavirus pandemic will do away with an unexpected treat for New York City's public school students: snow days.

Classes won't be cancelled during the 2021-2022 school year because of severe weather, the Department of Education announced Tuesday.

"[The] DOE will shift all students to remote instruction in lieu of cancelling schools due to severe weather conditions," a DOE statement reads.

The traditional snow day's days were numbered as the city's schools implemented wide-scale remote learning in the pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio in December declared himself "sad" that the snow day young New Yorkers used to know could be gone.

The calendar released by DOE on Tuesday confirms that's the case, at least for next year.

Classes next year will start Sept. 13 with 180 days in session, as required by law.

Another pandemic practice being used is shifting to remote learning on Election Day — Nov. 2 — according to the DOE.

The calendar also changes two holidays. Indigenous Peoples' Day, rather than Columbus Day, will be observed Oct. 11, it states. And Juneteenth will be observed June 20.

Both days are non-attendance days, the calendar states.

Read the school calendar here.