Hudson Reporter West New York schools stay virtual as North Hudson cases climb Some schools switched instruction plans amid the second surge × Students at WNY's Memorial High School remain with virtual instruction. As North Hudson is hit by a second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, school instruction plans have been shifting. West New York West New York will continue its virtual instruction plan, Superintendent of Schools Clara Brito Herrera said in a letter to the community on Dec. 7. According to Herrera, the school district aimed to phase in to hybrid instruction at some point in the year. The district planned to reevaluate the learning plan at the end of the first marking period, but has now decided to remain virtual until the end of the second marking period in January of 2021. The decision was made in consultation with the West New York Health Department and Board of Education.