Online school days are now allowed only due to pandemic-related reasons, but a Senate committee endorsed a bill allowing them for weather and other emergencies.
Traditionally, an official school day in New Jersey is constituted by an in-school presence, but that was clouded by the COVID-era stipulation that three or more days of a health emergency would allow virtual days to count.
Yesterday, we talked about this year's long range forecast from the Old Farmer's Almanac. If it's to be believed, we're looking at a wetter than normal winter, but a little milder, too.
Strange but true: Here we are in the middle of January, and New Jersey hasn't had a single significant snowfall so far this winter. That means Garden State schools haven’t had to declare any snow days at all.