Philadelphia-area school districts are grappling with the decision of whether to call a snow day or opt for virtual learning as wintry weather approaches. Some districts, like Garnet Valley, are sticking to traditional snow days, while others are exploring more flexible options.
Snow day or virtual learning? With wintry weather in the forecast Monday, how will school districts decide? Not all Philadelphia-area school districts follow the same calculus — especially now that virtual learning has become more routine in the wake of the pandemic.With snow in the forecast Monday, Garnet Valley Superintendent Marc Bertrando is bracing for his winter-weather routine: rising at 4 a.m. and hopping in his car to check out the roads.
If there’s accumulated snow, and it’s likely to continue, “it’s an easy call,” Bertrando said Friday. Meaning: a snow day for Garnet Valley students, whom he expects will be eager to take in what could be the biggest snow of the season thus far.But not all Philadelphia-area school districts follow the same calculus — especially now that virtual learning has become more routine in the wake of the pandemic. Theand Pennsbury school districts, for instance, sent messages to parents Thursday and Friday notifying them of the prospect of remote learning on Monday.Area School District, said Friday that if his district isn’t in-person Monday, it would likely have a virtual learning day — and that it would be rare for Norristown to call a full-fledged snow day.“To think that especially our younger kids are going to wake up to the first snow and say, ‘Let me get on my computer and learn something at home’ — it’s not realistic, from a parent perspective or educator perspective,” Bertrando said. He noted that Garnet Valley has two snow days built into its calendar, so calling one wouldn’t set the district back. In Central Bucks, the first weather or emergency-related closure of the school year will be a traditional snow day, while any other closures will be flexible instructional days, with schoolwork completed at home, a district spokesperson said. Bertrando, however, won’t call a snow day in Garnet Valley if the forecast is limited to bad winter weather — think sleet or freezing rain — without actual snow piling up on the groun
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