The magic of a snow day is another casualty of 2020
By Carolyn Thompson
Fun in the snow in Central Park
The mayor said classes would be held via remote learning. Many parents decided that spending time in the snow in Central Park was a better use of their kids time.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Even before the first flakes fell, New York City s first big snowfall of the season was doomed to be a gloomy disappointment for more than a million of its schoolchildren.
COVID-19 has robbed a lot from children in 2020, and in many school districts in northern climes it is now stealing the magic of the snow day waking up to find that school has been canceled and the day will be filled with snowballs and snow angels.
BUFFALO, N.Y. Even before the first flakes fell, New York City s first big snowfall of the season was doomed to be a gloomy disappointment for more than a million of its schoolchildren.
COVID-19 has robbed a lot from children in 2020, and in many school districts in northern climes it is now stealing the magic of the snow day waking up to find that school has been canceled and the day will be filled with snowballs and snow angels.
Mayor Bill de Blasio made it clear as the city began preparing for the storm that rolled through the region Wednesday and Thursday that students there including ones still attending classes in person would have to log in and work as usual.
Snow days are a casualty for some school students
Add snow days to the list of things that coronavirus has stolen from some children.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 10:25 AM
Posted By: The Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Even before the first flakes fell, New York City’s first big snowfall of the season was doomed to be a gloomy disappointment for more than a million of its schoolchildren.
COVID-19 has robbed a lot from children in 2020, and in many school districts in northern climes it is now stealing the magic of the snow day waking up to find that school has been canceled and the day will be filled with snowballs and snow angels.
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