CHARLOTTE — Every school district in the Charlotte area is balancing some level of virtual learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
So, that got us thinking -- will snow days be a thing of the past?
In the Carolinas, the threat of snow means students waking up hoping to see their school among the dozens scrolling across the bottom of your Channel 9 screen.
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Schools would shut down for the day, allowing for kids to sleep in or get outside for a day of sledding.
But, those days could be going away -- kids could be trading in that downtime for their laptop, especially kids in the northeast and maybe here in the Carolinas.
They can blame virtual learning.
New York City just canceled snow days for the entire year. The district said that since students now have the ability to do learning at home, there’s no need for snow days.
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These changes are being seen in other states as well and some are considering doing the same thing for other weather emergencies like hurricanes, flooding and excessive heat.
With the remnants of Hurricane Sally and the threat of flash flooding, Union County called off school and instead moved to virtual learning for the day.
The challenge is for parents because some may not be able to stay home with their children on these virtual learning weather days.
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Union County said it has not made a final decision whether to designate all snow days as virtual learning days.
Channel 9′s Gina Esposito has reached out to other districts across the Charlotte area. For some, like Lincoln County, they said it is too early to discuss but are leaving all options on the table.