Thursday, December 25, 2014  Follow us:   Snow Falls, Schools
Close, Regents Postponed    • Text size: + -   The lesson we've
learned from this storm is that there needs to be a "snow date"
scheduled for Regents exams. Not only that, but their should be
an alternate test for students who have to make up the exams
because of inclement weather or some other emergency. This seems
so common sense. Why wasn't this issue addressed years ago?  The
eighth-largest winter storm in New York City history dumped
upwards of 19 inches of snow on parts of the five boroughs
overnight. Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Cathie Black
ordered schools to remain closed today for only the seventh time
since 1978.  The decision to close schools means the 100,000
students who were supposed to take Regents exams today will have
to wait until June. The tests are given three times a year and
passing is a requirement in order to graduate.  Meanwhile,
Bloomberg said the new 15-point action plan implemented after
the Christmas blizzard