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Radnor to keep traditional snow days for elementary students; middle/high may be remote
Summary
Radnor administrators told the Curriculum Committee the district will not run virtual days at the elementary level this winter; middle and high school days may be remote or traditional depending on timing, with limits discussed (middle up to 4, high up to 2). Families will receive details soon.
District administrators told the Curriculum Committee on Nov. 11 that elementary students will not have virtual instruction on inclement-weather days this year and instead will observe traditional snow days. "We are planning, this year to not have any virtual days at the elementary level," an administrator said, adding that families will receive correspondence by the end of the week and that elementary students should bring a book home instead of a device.
Administrators said middle and high schools will follow a mixed approach. Middle school and high school days "could still be a virtual day or it could be ... a true snow day," administrators said; the presentation described a plan that would not exceed four potential snow/virtual days at the middle school and two at the high school in the approach outlined.
Committee members and administrators emphasized the rationale: administrators cited challenges of online learning for younger students and the district’s desire to preserve hands-on, in-person learning for elementary grades while retaining flexibility for secondary scheduling around exams or post-break timing.
Next steps: the district will send messaging to families and post administrative guidance; no formal policy vote was taken at the committee meeting.
