{"id":111889,"date":"2026-01-25T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/111889\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:01:08","slug":"all-nyc-public-schools-will-be-closed-on-monday-classes-pivot-to-remote-instruction-amnewyork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/111889\/","title":{"rendered":"All NYC public schools will be closed on Monday; classes pivot to remote instruction \u2013 amNewYork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769353268_388_DSC_4736.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"DSC_4736\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"WINTER STORM: All NYC public schools will be closed on Monday; classes pivot to remote instruction 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/new-york\/winter-storm-mamdani-snow-response-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and NYC Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels made it official Sunday: All public schools will be closed tomorrow due to the ongoing winter storm, but all classes will continue through remote learning.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said in a statement released just after 9 a.m. on Jan. 25 that the decision to close the schools \u201cprioritizes safety\u201d for students, families and staff. He said classes will take place online to ensure meeting the state\u2019s requirement ofr a 180-day school year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All after-school programs, adult education and other school-based programming are canceled.\u202fThe transition to remote instruction will impact approximately 500,000 students across more than 1,100 schools. For high school\u202fstudents\u202fand students in grades six through eight attending schools that serve grades six through 12, the previously scheduled professional learning day\u202fwill remain\u202fin effect,\u202fand Monday will remain a day off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs snowfall\u00a0begins to\u00a0blanket our city\u00a0and\u00a0conditions\u00a0become hazardous, closing school buildings is a necessary\u00a0step\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0New\u00a0Yorkers safe,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cOver the past week, my administration has\u00a0prepared for this moment \u2013 ensuring\u00a0devices are in hand,\u00a0families are informed and\u00a0educators are ready to welcome students online.\u00a0Our school system, and our city, is prepared to weather this storm together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chancellor said schools confirmed with students and families that they have the necessary tools to participate in remote learning. He also said parents and students should log on early to help prevent tech outages, adding that officials are ready to address any technology issues that may arise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreparation matters, especially in moments like this,\u201d Samuels said.\u202f\u201cI am\u202fgrateful to our school communities for the work\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0done over the last several days\u202f\u2013 from stress-testing technology\u202fto securing buildings and getting virtual classrooms ready. This was\u202fa\u202fdifficult decision made with the safety of every family in mind, and I thank you for your flexibility.\u201d\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n<p>Families in need of remote-learning tech support can call their school or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/selfservice.schools.nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/selfservice.schools.nyc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1769436376567000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MBTx2Ky4yXZezFldzzpNf\">selfservice.schools.nyc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said charter and nonpublic schools make independent decisions regarding closures. However, charter schools co-located in NYC public school buildings will be closed when NYCPS pivots to remote instruction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111890,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[67,9,56,63,65,64,48646,50016],"class_list":["post-111889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-education","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-public-schools-chancellor-kamar-samuels","tag-remote-learning-in-snowstorm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}