No more snow days for some Mass. districts

Some Massachusetts school districts are choosing to have students learn remote rather than take a snow day.

LIVE IN WORCESTER.JOSH, FIRST THINGS FIRST, HOWARE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING.JOSH: GOOD MORNING.RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT SNOWING BUTWE KNOW IT IS COMING.THERE IS A VERY STRONG WINDRIGHT NOW OFF THE LAKE.BOOSTER --WORCESTER, OF COURSE, NOSTRANGER TO SNOW DAYS.BUT THE CITY HAS ALREADY SAID,THIS WINTER, THEY’LL HAVESTUDENTS SWITCH TO REMOTELEARNING ON THOSE DAYS RATHERTHAN CANCELLING CLASSES.THE STATE IS GIVING EVERYDISTRICT THAT OPTION, AND MORENOW SAY THEY’LL TAKE IT.ANDOVER JUMPING ON BOARDYESTERDAY, ON THE HEELS OFPLACES LIKE LEICESTER ANDNASHOBA VALLEY REGIONAL.THE CHANGE ALLOWS DISTRICTS TOCONSERVE THOSE DAYS THEY’D HAVETO MAKE UP AT THE END OF THEYEAR.FITCHBURG HAS ALREADY MADE THECALL THAT THEY WILL BE GOING TOREMOTE TODAY.