Storm Sends Peabody Public Schools To Remote Learning Tuesday

PEABODY, MA — Peabody Public Schools will have a remote learning day on Tuesday as the city cleans up from Monday's messy mix of rain, snow and wind.

Peabody Superintendent of Schools Josh Vadala said Monday night that all school buildings and offices, including Passos Avante, will be closed.

Peabody Schools were dismissed early on Monday ahead of the storm that brought the mix of rain, snow and wind right along the coast and much high snow totals just a few miles inland.

The district is using remote learning days in place of traditional snow days off amid the coronavirus health crisis this year.

"Two areas of concern within our schools has been the loss of learning and the impact on the mental health of our students," the district said in its "inclement weather day" guidelines for 2020-21 released in December. "As a result, we have decided to engage in remote learning on inclement weather days this year. Given the fragmented nature of learning environments over the past 10 months, the continuity of instruction is extremely important for students. In addition, it is arguably more important to provide our students with access to their teachers, support staff and classmates.

"The pandemic has left many of our students feeling isolated and alone. Engaging in a remote learning day will ensure they have access to teachers, counselors and peers throughout the day."

Peabody also called a snow emergency parking ban beginning at noon.

Trash and recycling collection is postponed on Tuesday and delayed one day for the rest of the week.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)