Sorry kids, no more all-day pajama parties, cartoon marathons and snowball fights when you’re really supposed to be in school. A school district in South Carolina has done away with the much-loved snow days — requiring students to do classwork online. The district calendar states that “inclement weather days will be eLearning days and will not be made up.”The simple fact is, though, that South Carolina has very little snowfall each year. Officials with the school district responded on Facebook, saying Internet will not be required — instead, theStill, Wilson, the superintendent, said school district officials are working to determine how many children lack Internet access at home and how many younger children may have trouble accessing online assignments. He said younger children may be given assignments, such as reading, that to do not require computers.

Source: Washington Post July 30, 2018 20:08 UTC