How Snow Days Will Work At Tewksbury Schools Amid Pandemic

TEWKSBURY, MA — During a normal year, the news of a snow storm heading for Tewksbury would bring on the prospect that school could be canceled. Amid the pandemic and with an online school system in place, that prospect in Tewksbury has dimmed.

This year, because of hybrid and distance learning models in place, the state has granted permission to districts to shift to a "distance learning day" instead of cancelling in-person school because of inclement weather. This day will count as a day of school and all students will be expected to log in online to classes.

In Tewksbury, schools will switch to remote learning days, if the weather makes it difficult or unsafe for students and staff to go to school, the district said.

Students would follow their regular daily schedule remotely.

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The district will send out a notice through the district's phone notification system, Twitter and channels 4, 5, 7, Boston 25 and NECN.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.