Rye Schools to Make Up Snow Day in April

Rye City School students will be in class Monday, April 6, to make up for a snow day, officials announced.

In a letter to parents and guardians, Superintendent Dr. Frank Alvarez said the March 5 snow closure left the district with a one-day projected shortfall of days for the school year, which prompted the decision.

By law, the school year is 180 days, and the district had already used the three days it built into its calendar before the end of February. April 6 was scheduled to be part of spring break.

“Mother Nature has not been kind to us this year,” Alvarez wrote.

Below is the letter:

Dear Rye City School District Parents and Guardians -

Mother Nature has not been kind to us this year. We used our three allotted snow days in January and February. Regretfully, yesterday’s closing left us one day short of the State-mandated 180-day school year.

Please note that school will now be in session on Monday, April 6. Any students not in school that day will be subject to the District’s absence policy, information about which can be found on the home page of the District website, or by clicking here. Any questions about individual attendance records should be directed to the front office of your student’s school.

I regret any inconvenience this may cause, but our schools must fulfill the 180-day State requirement.

Here’s hoping spring is around the corner!

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