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Mayor Mandates School Attendance Despite Snowstorm Criticism

1/24/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced there will be no snow day on Monday regardless of the storm's severity, and students will attend in-person classes or participate in remote learning.
The policy continues a trend started by former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Critics say remote learning has been ineffective since the Covid lockdown.
They argue the policy deprives children of outdoor play and the snow-day freedom that winter storms previously offered.

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Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced there will be no snow day on Monday regardless of the storm's severity, and students will attend in-person classes or participate in remote learning.
The policy continues a trend started by former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Critics say remote learning has been ineffective since the Covid lockdown.
They argue the policy deprives children of outdoor play and the snow-day freedom that winter storms previously offered.