What a cold call! Mayor Zohran Mamdani is telling New York City kids to forget about a traditional snow day on Monday — no matter how devastating the forecast is. Public school students can at best hope for remote classes for early next week as the city braces for a potentially devastating storm that the mayor has already said could dump more than a foot of snow across the Big Apple.

In New Jersey, the state restricts the circumstances in which remote learning can be used. State law generally mandates students be in a classroom for the day to count toward the minimum days of instruction. If schools remain closed for three consecutive days, remote learning can count towards the minimum days of instruction, according to the law.

Virtual learning means missing out on a different kind of education.

Since COVID, some schools have opted for remote learning instead of giving kids a traditional snow day.

If you have ever experienced the giddy freedom of a snow day, you are not alone. But while most kids love the days off, is there an impact on academic performance?

The forecast is grim for New York City school kids. On Friday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that, no matter how many inches of the white stuff drop during Sunday’s looming storm, there will be no snow day to start the week.